Tom Watson at the 2009 British Open - 07/18/09 11:29 AM
Wow, what an incredible tournament Mr. Tom Watson is having at the 2009 British Open. He is tied for the lead after the first two rounds at five under par. Tiger Woods, maybe the greatest golfer of all time, finished the second round 10 shots behind Watson at five over and he did not make the cut.
Tom Watson is 59 and will turn 60 in September. He has won the British Open five times in his career, including in 1977 at the same course when he had the famous Dual in the Sun tournament against Jack Nicklaus, who most from my generation believe to be the best golfer of all time. Watson and Nicklaus smoked the field in 1977 and matched scores until the last day when Watson beat Nicklaus on the very last hole.
Tom has always been a sports hero of mine. It has been a very long time since he has been in contention at a major regular PGA tour golf tournament. If he won this tournament, he would be the oldest person to have won a major golf tournament. I believe Julius Boros has the current distinction winning one at 48 years of age. The experts would say there is no way that Tom can finish the last two rounds at the same pace and win this tournament. But then again who would have ever predicted that he would be tied for first place after two rounds?
He has given his fans a lot of thrills over his career. This is something else. Go, Tom!
Tom Watson is 59 and will turn 60 in September. He has won the British Open five times in his career, including in 1977 at the same course when he had the famous Dual in the Sun tournament against Jack Nicklaus, who most from my generation believe to be the best golfer of all time. Watson and Nicklaus smoked the field in 1977 and matched scores until the last day when Watson beat Nicklaus on the very last hole.
Tom has always been a sports hero of mine. It has been a very long time since he has been in contention at a major regular PGA tour golf tournament. If he won this tournament, he would be the oldest person to have won a major golf tournament. I believe Julius Boros has the current distinction winning one at 48 years of age. The experts would say there is no way that Tom can finish the last two rounds at the same pace and win this tournament. But then again who would have ever predicted that he would be tied for first place after two rounds?
He has given his fans a lot of thrills over his career. This is something else. Go, Tom!