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1977: Tom Watson holds off Golden Bear for first Masters win

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Front Page of The Augusta Chronicle after the 1977 Masters Tournament

Not many golfers got the best of Jack Nicklaus in their careers - much less in majors - but Tom Watson seemed to make a habit of it. The trend began in the 1977 Masters, where Watson held off the Golden Bear for his first of his two wins at Augusta National. Nicklaus trailed by three entering the final day, but birdied seven of the first 15 holes to put a scare into the leader.

Watson responded with a 20-foot birdie on the 17th hole for some breathing room, and Nicklaus, playing in the group ahead, made bogey on the final hole to finish two shots behind.

1977 Masters

	Player	F	R1	R2	R3	R4	Earn.
1	Tom Watson	-12	70	69	70	67	$40,000
2	Jack Nicklaus	-10	72	70	70	66	$30,000
3	Tom Kite	-8	70	73	70	67	$17,500
3	Rik Massengale	-8	70	73	67	70	$17,500
5	Hale Irwin	-6	70	74	70	68	$12,500
6	Lou Graham	-4	75	71	69	69	$10,500
6	David Graham	-4	75	67	73	69	$10,500
8	Ben Crenshaw	-3	71	69	69	76	$5,667
8	Ray Floyd	-3	71	72	71	71	$5,667
8	Hubert Green	-3	67	74	72	72	$5,667
8	Don January	-3	69	76	71	69	$5,667
8	Gene Littler	-3	71	72	73	69	$5,667
8	John Schlee	-3	75	73	69	68	$5,667

1977: Tom Watson holds off Golden Bear for first Masters win

1977 Masters

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