Open legends back for Champions Challenge at St Andrews

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Five-time winners of the British Open -- Tom Watson and Peter Thomson -- will join other former champions in a special challenge match the day before this year's tournament starts at St Andrews on Thursday July 16. The Champion Golfers Challenge will consist of a four-hole team-based shootout on the fabled Old Course. Australian Thomson will mark the 60th anniversary of his win in The Open at St Andrews in 1955 while Watson will be playing on the 40th anniversary of his debut in The Open in 1975 when he won the first of his five Claret Jugs at nearby Carnoustie. Golf fans will also be delighted to see three-time Champions Gary Player, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods playing in the event alongside the 1963 and 1969 Champions, Bob Charles and Tony Jacklin, and more recent winners such as Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington.

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