Just elementary for Watson

THE ‘Duel in the Sun’, the amazing head-to-head in 1987 between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, underwent an unofficial and jovial reenactment late on Sunday night, but nobody is admitting who won this time around.

You have to suspect, however, that Watson again held the edge over the “Golden Bear” given how he went out in the first round of the Open at Turnberry yesterday, posting a remarkable five under par 65.

On Wednesday, Watson bemoaned the fact that he would no longer be eligible for the Open given he celebrates his 60th birthday in September and will be over the age limit. However, he can still make it to St Andrews in 2010 by finishing in the top 15 this week and that is certainly on the cards after how beautifully he performed in yesterday’s glorious conditions. He wasn’t getting ahead of himself admitting “she (the golf course) was defenceless and an easy test”.