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
Jorge Soto (golfer) Jorge Soto (golfer) Jorge Soto (2 March 1945 – 26 October 2011) was an Argentine professional golfer. Soto was born in Merlo, Buenos Aires and turned professional in 1963. Soto won the Argentine Order of Merit in 1982 and 1983. He won the Argentine Open in 1982 and was runner up in 1972. He also won The Argentine PGA Championship in 1984 and 1989, having finished second in 1968 and 1977. Soto represented Argentina on four occasions in the World Cup, with a best finish of 5th place in partnership with Juan Carlos Cabrera in the 1975 edition in Thailand.