The man who has written “Persistence! Persistence! Persistence!” in every diary he has ever owned had that fortitude bear fruit in the 123rd Open Championship. After a promising early career, Zimbabwean Nick Price had faded from the headlines before mounting an impressive comeback in the early nineties. At Turnberry, Price grasped the prize by a single stroke, for a score of 12 under par, simultaneously tying the course record of 268 set by Tom Watson in 1977 and reaching the pinnacle of his career.

“There are only a handful of courses in the world that have the rugged beauty of the Ailsa course.”

—Nick Price