Rory and Tiger succumb to the magic of The Open at St Andrews

LEGENDS: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus during the R&A Celebration of Champions event at the Old Course, St Andrews. Pic: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

It's not often two players with 19 major wins sound emotional at a golf tournament, but The Open and St Andrews has that particular effect, and neither Rory McIlroy nor Tiger Woods are immune to the magic of the Old Course.

The game's two superstars joined two-time Open winner Lee Trevino and former AIG Women's Open champion Georgia Hall in the four-hole Celebration of Champions yesterday and their excitement at being part of the celebrations to mark The 150th Open was palpable.