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In the period of time between Jack Nicklaus’ peak and Tiger Woods’ peak, Watson was head-and-shoulders above any other golfer in the world. Watson stood up to Nicklaus on numerous occasions, one of the few golfers who consistently went toe-to-toe with Nicklaus and came out on top.

Their duel at the 1977 British Open – where Nicklaus shot 66-66 over the final two rounds, while Watson shot 66-65 to win by one – is one of the greatest head-to-head battles the sport has ever seen. Watson robbed Nicklaus of another major at the 1982 U.S. Open with his famous chip-in on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach. In fact, in four of Watson’s eight major championship wins, Nicklaus was runner-up.