What is your favourite Open memory?

Remember Tom Watson's last round 65 at Turnberry in 1977, shooting down the great Jack Nicklaus in a thrilling head-to-head?

Or Doug Sanders' final-green miss in 1970, allowing Nicklaus to snatch a play-off victory?

The 1999 Open will forever be remembered for Jean van de Velde's adventures in Carnoustie's Barry Burn, the Claret Jug lost, but a thousand hearts won.

And the 1979 Open at Royal Lytham was the year Seve Ballesteros burst onto the scene with an attacking brand of golf not seen in Britain since Arnold Palmer's heyday.

Send us your Open memories.

Ten years ago at Muirfield, and Nick Faldo's second round. I was there. Unforgettable.
Andy Lawrence, England

Who could forget Seve at St Andrews and the unforgettable clenched fist and punch through the air that has now become an icon of the great man himself.

Sad to see he isn't involved this year but his exploits at the Open will live on forever. Probably the greatest shotmaker and most exciting player to have graced this shore's fairways.
Scott Halliday, Scotland

No moment in the Open or even golf can compare to Jean Van de Velde throwing away the Open at Carnoustie. In 100 years they will still talk about the day he rolled up his trousers and walked into the Bary Burn.
Mark Robinson, England

Seve celebrating at St.Andrews in 1984.
Kenny young, Scotland

Justin Rose's chip in on the 18th at Royal Birkdale. Also Constantino Rocca's putt on the 18th at St Andrews to earn a play-off with John Daly. Both shots had me leaping around the room!
JG, UK

St Andrews 1995: sat in the stand at the 17th. A young amateur champion called Tiger Woods unleashed a drive at the 18th green and gave us a preview of amazing things to come.
Phil Birchinall, England

The emergence of Paul Lawrie in 1999 is my most abiding memory. I was holidaying in the UK and watching Lawrie coming through the qualifying tournament for Carnoustie. For him to come through and win was fairytale stuff.
Gert Simonsen, Denmark

Don't forget the 1993 Open at Sandwich. Low scoring and a top quality leader board featuring Norman, Langer, Faldo and Couples.
Mike Hurle, UK

Was it l953 when Ben Hogan came out of the 17th green bunker into the cup at Carnoustie?
Tom canning, Canada

For me it would have to be the 72nd hole at the 1999 Open. Or the final shot of regulation of the 1995 British Open when Constantino Rocca putted up the Valley Of Sin at St Andrews, made the put and fell to the floor.
Peter Richards, UK

Sandy Lyle's victory at Sandwich in 1985 - after fluffing his chip at the last he held his nerve to get down in two. He then had a nervous wait as David Graham and Bernhard Langer had still to finish.

Both bogeyed the last and Sandy, with a score of 282 (two-over), won by two and we had the first home winner for 15 years.
Magdalena Stefanska, Honorary Scot

Two of my favourite memories of the Open would have to be of Constantino Rocca and Justin Rose. Rocca's monster putt on the 18th at St Andrews in 1995 to take it to a play-off was real Roy of the Rover's stuff, but unfortunately did not have a fairytale ending.

Rose's chip at Royal Birkdale in 1998 - again at the last hole - was sublime, and it's great to see him doing really well now after a confidence sapping career start.
Kristian Ward, England

One Saturday night in 1977 I was heading home in a thunder storm when I saw Mr Nicklaus crossing the road with his caddy. I approached the great man and asked for his autograph. I wished him luck and told him that if he hit another 65 he'd win.

He signed his autograph and also got his caddy Angelo to sign one as well. At that they headed up the long steps to the hotel. Needless to say I stayed for the final duel in the sun.
William Ritchie, Northern Ireland