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Jack Nicklaus never had the opportunity to face world number one Rory McIlroy at the Open Championship but the R&A has brought the champions from different eras together at St Andrews using archive footage and modern technology.
With golf’s oldest major cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the R&A has launched ‘The Open for The Ages’ which will see McIlroy, Nicklaus and other past champions such as Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros “compete” over the Old Course.
The virtual tournament will be played through a combination of seamlessly edited archive footage, modern graphics and fresh commentary, with the winner decided through a data model based on career statistics and voting by fans.
The event, which runs from July 16-19 – the original date for this year’s Open – will culminate in a three-hour final round programme that will be broadcast globally through The Open’s social media channels.
“Golf is one of the very few sports where this concept can be created and brought to life,” Martin Slumbers, chief executive of R&A, said in a statement.
“The way in which the sport is filmed allows us a truly unique opportunity to re-imagine history and bring together the greatest players from many different eras on a scale which has not been done before, either in golf or in other sports.”
The Open, which was due to be held at Royal St George’s, is the only one of this year’s four majors to be cancelled because of the pandemic.
SOURCE: ESPN.com
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WINNERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
AMATEUR CHAMPIONS
2008 Brandon Tucker, Madisonville, KY
2009 Seth Blann, Bowling Green, KY
2010 Josh Rhodes, Paducah, KY
2011 Michael Odenthal, Rockfield, KY
2012 Patrick Newcomb, Benton, KY
2013 Brock Simmons, Murray, KY
2014 Brevin Giebler, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Nick Thompson, Paducah, KY
2016 Derek Riley, Calvert City, KY
2017 Gabe Wheeler, Cape Girardeau, MO
2018 Gabe Wheeler, Cape Girardeau, MO
2019 Clayton Bradshaw, Mayfield, KY
PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONS
2008 Justin Fetcho, Illinois
2009 Brett Jones, Paducah, KY
2010 Rick Cochran, Paducah, KY
2011 Cameron Carrico, Owensboro,KY
2012 Rick Cochran, Paducah, KY
2013 Rick Cochran, Paducah, KY
2014 Rick Cochran, Paducah, KY
2015 Patrick Newcomb, Benton KY
2016 Nick Newcomb, Murray KY
2017 Rick Cochran, Paducah, KY
2018 Tyler Phillips, Clarksville, TN
2019 Gabe Wheeler, Cape Girardeau, MO
SENIOR CHAMPIONS
2012 Sherwood, Paducah, KY
2013 Tommy Thomas, Paducah, KY
2014 Tommy Thomas, Paducah, KY
2015 Eddie Trevathan, Gleason, TN
2016 Eddie Trevathan, Gleason, TN
2017 Ron Underwood, Sikeston, MO
2018 Tommy Fike, Almo, KY
2019 Tommy Fike, Almo, KY
