£10,000 for the winner
Gary Player, South Africa v. Jack Nicklaus, U.S.A. at Muirfield
The play-off for supremacy following The Big Three in Japan, in which Arnold Palmer was eliminated and Player and Nicklaus finished all square after fifty-four holes. Player won his first British Open at Muirfield. So did Nicklaus. Now these two great rivals, vividly contrasting in build and technique, who have both won the Open on each side of the Atlantic, return to these Scottish links for this special match. A total of £16,000 is at stake.
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