TURNBERRY, Scotland — Tom Watson has shot a 5-under 65 to claim the lead at the British Open.

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The 59-year-old Watson, a five-time Open champion, posted his lowest score in the tournament since 1994 — the last time it was held at Turnberry — and snatched away the clubhouse lead from Australia’s John Senden.

Watson is best remembered in these parts for his epic “Duel in the Sun” with Jack Nicklaus in 1977, when the Open first came to Turnberry. He took advantage of the pristine conditions to put up his best number since a second-round 65 in 1994.

Senden, who only got into the tournament Tuesday when Jeev Milkha Singh withdrew with an injury, birdied four of the last six holes for a 66.