{"id":11867,"date":"2020-07-11T17:24:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=11867"},"modified":"2020-07-11T17:24:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:24:31","slug":"legends-invited-to-light-up-worlds-open-golf-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/legends-invited-to-light-up-worlds-open-golf-tour","title":{"rendered":"LEGENDS INVITED TO LIGHT UP WORLD\u2019S OPEN GOLF TOUR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THE World Golf governing body The R&amp;A has invited golf fans around the world to take part in a very special celebration of golf\u2019s original championship following the cancellation of The Open this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Open for The Ages\u2019, according to a press released from St Andrews, Scotland,\u00a0will bring together many of golf\u2019s greatest champions for the first time to compete against each other over the Old Course at St Andrews in a compelling and innovative three-hour broadcast production.<\/p>\n<p>This exclusive edition of The Open features 50 years of archive footage expertly edited and woven together with modern graphics and new commentary to imagine a Championship contested by the legends of the sport including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Tom Watson, Sir Nick Faldo and Rory McIlroy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Open for The Ages\u2019 will culminate in a final round programme that will air on Sunday 19 July when it will be broadcast globally to fans around the world on TV, TheOpen.com and The Open\u2019s social media channels. The broadcast is being supported by HSBC and NTT DATA, both Patrons of The Open.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipation and excitement for the final round programme will build up from Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 July when coverage of the first three rounds of \u2018The Open for The Ages\u2019 will be provided by in-play clips, live leaderboards and end of play highlights across The Open\u2019s social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of \u2018The Open for The Ages\u2019 will be determined by a fan vote, which has registered more than 10,000 responses, and a data model developed in partnership with NTT DATA that utilises player career statistics alongside the input by fans to calculate the Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&amp;A, said, \u201cGolf is one of the very few sports where this concept can be created and brought to life.<\/p>\n<p>The way in which the sport is filmed allows us a truly unique opportunity to reimagine 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all keenly feeling the absence of The Open from the global sporting calendar this year and so we hope that this broadcast will generate real interest and enjoyment for the millions of golf and sports fans who closely follow the Championship every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laurence Norman, VP Sports Technology at NTT DATA UK, said, \u201cTechnology is synonymous with modern sport, helping athletes compete at optimum performance levels. 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