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Nicklaus: Stenson-Mickelson outshines ‘Duel’
- Updated: July 18, 2016
6:18 AM ET
TROON, Scotland — Like many golf fans around the world, Jack Nicklaus was riveted by the final round of The Open on Sunday. And he believes the play of winner Henrik Stenson and runner-up Phil Mickelson surpassed that of his famed encounter with Tom Watson known as the “Duel in the Sun.”
Editor’s PicksStenson’s Open win is a tale based on resilience
Henrik Stenson believed in himself when the going was tough. That determination paid off at Royal Troon, where he claimed his first major title in an epic tussle against Phil Mickelson.
Mickelson misses out in modern day Duel in the Sun
Phil Mickelson played the golf of his life at Royal Troon, but it wasn’t enough as Sweden’s Henrik Stenson claimed the Claret Jug in a tussle reminiscent of the great 1977 Open finale.
Battle Royal: Stenson outlasts Mickelson at Troon
If the Henrik Stenson-Phil Mickelson final round at Troon wasn’t the best show ever at a major, it’s at least in the front row of the team photo.
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“Our final round was really good,” Nicklaus wrote on Facebook, “but theirs was even better.”
Stenson matched a major championship record by shooting a 63, becoming only the second player to do so in the final round and win.
Mickelson, a five-time major champion who …
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