1977 Open Championship 1977 Open Championship The 1977 Open Championship was the 106th Open Championship, held 6–9 July on the Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland. Tom Watson won the second of his five Open titles by one stroke over runner-up Jack Nicklaus. The two played together in the final two rounds and had separated themselves from the field under clear skies, leading this Open to be remembered as the "Duel in the Sun." This was the first Open ever held at Turnberry, which renamed its 18th hole after the duel. Three months earlier, Watson had held off Nicklaus to win his first green
Peter Townsend (golfer) Peter Townsend (golfer) Peter Michael Paul Townsend (born 16 September 1946) is an English professional golfer. Townsend was born in Cambridge. Following a successful amateur career, during which he won both the Brabazon Trophy and Lytham Trophy, he turned professional at the end of 1966. He won a number of tournaments around the world during the 1960s and 1970s, including the Dutch Open in 1967, the British PGA Closed Championship in 1968, the Venezuela Open in 1969 and the Swiss Open in 1971. After a promising start to his career, Townsend moved to the United States and qualified for the