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With golf's oldest major cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the R&A has launched 'The Open for The Ages'
which will see McIlroy, Nicklaus and other past champions such
as Tiger Woods and Seve Ballesteros "compete" over the Old
Course.
The virtual tournament will be played through a combination of
seamlessly edited archive footage, modern graphics and fresh
commentary, with the winner decided through a data model based
on career statistics and voting by fans.
The July 16-19 event - the original date for this year's Open -
will culminate in a three-hour final round programme that will
be broadcast globally through The Open's social media channels.
"Golf is one of the very few sports where this concept can be
created and brought to life," Martin Slumbers, chief executive
of R&A, said in a statement.
"The way in which the sport is filmed allows us a truly unique
opportunity to re-imagine history and bring together the
greatest players from many different eras on a scale which has
not been done before, either in golf or in other sports."
The Open, which was due to be held at Royal St George's, is the
only one of this year's four majors to be cancelled because of
the pandemic.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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