PETE OAKLEY joined the growing army of surprise winners in golf’s major tournaments as the American held on for a tense victory in the £1 million Senior British Open at Royal Portrush.

IT IS 1900 and with three Open Championships under his belt and already dubbed ‘The Napoleon of Golf’, Harry Vardon had developed the most rigorous practice regime any golfer in the game’s history had ever followed and one that would not be emulated until Ben Hogan came along.