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Both men, however, had one salvo of brilliant shotmaking left in them. Nicklaus plunked his drive in deep gorse along the hedgerows on 18 but managed to punch his second shot into the front of the green despite a restricted swing. He rapped the undulating 30-foot putt into the heart of the cup for a birdie three. Watson meanwhile hit his approach shot pin-high and needed only a tap-in for his monumental victory and the 10,000 pound first prize...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: British Open: One Good Tourney... | 7/19/1977 | See Source »

...drive skipped through the bend in the fairway leading uphill to the 18th green and into the rough. He slapped his second shot into a steeply escaped bunker in front of the green and a semi-explosion shot left him 40 feet from the pin. Green bladed his second putt into the center of the cup to avoid a playoff and in so doing moved into the pantheon of golf's immortals...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Green Displays Classic Courage and Grace in Open Win | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

...instead hit a low, zinging iron that seemed to change direction in mid-flight. The ball skirted the bunker on the left side of the green and kicked to within six feet of the pin. Graham needed to hole out to drawn even with Green but his tentative putt was never on line. And so, for this season at least, Lou Graham will be remembered as "the bridesmaid but not the bride...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Green Displays Classic Courage and Grace in Open Win | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

...eighth hole of his morning round, Vik had a putt stopped by the metal rim of the cup which was protruding above the surface of the green. He went on to four putt the next hole...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Golfers Fourth in NCAA Trail, Eighth in Eastern | 5/10/1977 | See Source »

Tervainen meanwhile three putted, which sewed up the medalist spot for Prendergast. However, he still needed to sink the putt to win the tourney for Delaware. He coolly bladed the putt and stared it down into...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Golfers Fourth in NCAA Trail, Eighth in Eastern | 5/10/1977 | See Source »

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