Troon trumps Turnberry with better golf (The Associated Press)

View photosMoreHenrik Stenson of Sweden celebrates as he wins the British Open Golf Championships, after putting out on the 18th green at the Royal Troon Golf Club, in Troon, Scotland, Sunday ,July, 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)TROON, Scotland (AP) -- Turnberry had the bigger stars. Troon had the better golf.

That, along with 20 miles of Ayrshire coastline, might be all that separates two of the most compelling duels in 156 years of the British Open.

To compare anything with the 1977 British Open used to be sacrosanct. For the last four decades, the ''Duel in the Sun'' was the gold standard for head-to-head battles in a major championship, which are rare. Jack Nicklaus was the best in golf…