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
Bill Garrett (golfer) at the 1975 British Open. As a senior golfer, Garrett played in the PGA Senior Club Professional Championship several times finishing third in 1993, second in 1994 and T-3 in 1995. He lived in Grapevine, Texas in 1995 and Granbury, Texas at the time of his death in 2010. Bill Garrett (golfer) William Frank Garrett (September 6, 1940 – February 25, 2010) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s. Garrett was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from North Texas State University in 1962. He turned professional in 1964. Garrett was