Jack Nicklaus edges Tiger Woods to win Open for the Ages

It was always going to come down to these two.

When the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out this year's Open at Royal St. George's, which would have concluded Sunday with another name added to the claret jug, officials at the R&A got creative. They created the Open for the Ages, a fictional competition between some of the game's greats using actual archived footage from past Opens at the most venerable host in the rota: the Old Course at St. Andrews.

The final-round telecast was like traveling in a time machine, as players from various generations put their games on display on a timeless track. There was short game magic from Seve Ballesteros, brute strength from John Daly and accurate irons from Sir…