Nicklaus: Stenson-Mickelson outshines 'Duel'

TROON, Scotland -- Like many golf fans around the world, Jack Nicklaus was riveted by the final round of The Open on Sunday. And he believes the play of winner Henrik Stenson and runner-up Phil Mickelson surpassed that of his famed encounter with Tom Watson known as the "Duel in the Sun."

"Our final round was really good," Nicklaus wrote on Facebook, "but theirs was even better."

Stenson matched a major championship record by shooting a 63, becoming only the second player to do so in the final round and win.

Mickelson, a five-time major champion who won the 2013 Open, stayed mostly shot for shot with Stenson until the end, his bogey-free 65 not enough.

"I was fortunate to watch every second of…