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There are all sorts of numbers that explain why Tom Watson is one of golf’s iconic figures. There are the eight major championships—including five British Open victories, two wins at the Masters and, arguably the most dramatic U.S. Open victory in history. There are also 39 PGA Tour wins, 14 additional wins world wide and 14 wins on the Champions Tour, six of them majors. Wait, there’s more: At the age of 59, he came within inches of winning a sixth British Open—a victory that would have made him the oldest man by ELEVEN years to win a major title. He was the PGA Tour player-of-the-year SIX times; the leading money winner FIVE times; won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average on tour THREE times; won the season-long Schwab Cup race on the Champions Tour twice and is the only man in history to shoot at least one round of 67 or better in all four majors in FOUR decades. He also made at least one cut on tour—even after cutting back to a very limited schedule in 1999—for 37 straight years (1971-2007). The numbers go on and on. And on. But Watson’s place in the golf pantheon can’t be described just by citing numbers—no matter how impressive they might be. Tom Watson’s true greatness is about intangibles, things you can’t quantify. He has a style and a grace that has to be seen and witnessed to be understood. Some of it is his will; his ability to do the impossible in the crucible of moments when history is being made: the chip-in at Pebble Beach in 1972, which many believe to be the most dramatic shot in golf history. The duel in the sun with Jack Nicklaus at Turnberry in 1977 when Nicklaus began the weekend tied with Watson, shot 65-66 and LOST by one shot to Watson’s 65-65. There was also the crucial birdie at 17 at Augusta earlier in 1977 that gave him the first of his two Masters victories. But being truly great is never just about winning. Even the best of the best lose and it is how they deal with, as Kipling might put it, with that other ‘imposter,’ is what makes them truly special. Anyone can be gracious in victory. The athletes we remember forever are the ones who deal with defeat with equal grace. Consider Watson’s opening comment to the media after his near-miss at Turnberry in 2009. “Nobody died fellas, it’s still just a golf tournament.” Fifteen years earlier, after suffering a hugely disappointing loss on the final holes to Johnny Miller at the AT+T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Watson waited for Miller behind the 18th green. By then, Miller was a part-time player and a most-of-the-time TV commentator. “Great playing,” Watson told Miller with a smile as they shook hands. “Now get back up in the booth where you belong!” Fans loved to watch Watson because he plays fast and he never gives up—on a hole, a round or on a tournament. He became famous for ‘Watson pars,’ remarkable saves from places where bogey, double-bogey or worse seemed inevitable. He is always courteous and honest with the media—treats everyone he comes in contact with respect and earns their respect and affection in return. And, when his best friend and caddy for life Bruce Edwards, was struck down by ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Watson began working tirelessly to raise money for research to find a cure for, as he has always called it, ‘this damn disease.’ His efforts have raised millions and millions of dollars for research. Even now, playing a limited schedule at the age of 66, he continues to amaze his peers. In 2015, he became the oldest man to break par in a round at the Masters (71) and shot 65-67 the last two rounds of the First Tee Challenge at Pebble Beach in September AVERAGING shooting his age for 36 holes. He lives on a 400-acre farm outside of Kansas City with his wife Hilary and has two children (Meg and Michael) three step-children (Kyle, Kelly and Ross) and four grandchildren. Watson’s name is in the first paragraph of any reckoning of golf’s greatest players. His extraordinary numbers put him there. But so do all those things that one must see—and hear—to understand. In the end, the number that best defines Tom Watson is one: he is, truly, one-of-a-kind.” OM WATSON Of all the players who challenged Jack Nicklaus’ supremacy, Tom Watson carved out the greatest legacy. Watson has won 39 events on the PGA TOUR, including two Masters and a U.S. Open and a remarkable five British Opens. Beginning in 1977, Watson won six PGA TOUR Player of the Year awards, and he led the money list five times. Yet it was his head-to-head victories against Nicklaus, 10 years his senior, that cemented him as a player for the ages. The first came at the 1977 Masters where Watson countered Nicklaus’ fourth-round charge with four birdies on the closing six holes to win by two. Four months later in the British Open at Turnberry, the two engaged in the most intense and highest caliber sustained battle in the history of major championship golf. Tied after 36 holes, they were paired together in the final two rounds. Nicklaus shot 65-66, only to be beaten by Watson’s 65-65. Quote “No other game combines the wonder of nature with the discipline of sport in such carefully planned ways. A great golf course both frees and challenges a golfer's mind.” Then in 1982, Nicklaus, gunning for a record fifth U.S. Open, held the lead down the stretch at Pebble Beach. Again Watson counterattacked, finally pitching in for a birdie from deep rough off the 17th hole to produce one of the most dramatic shots ever seen. When he also birdied the 72nd hole, he had won by two strokes and earned his only U.S. Open title. Watson was born Sept. 4, 1949, in Kansas City, Mo. An all-around athlete growing up, the fresh-faced but fiercely competitive Watson was nicknamed “Huckleberry Dillinger.” After a good but not spectacular junior career, Watson attended Stanford, where he graduated with a degree in psychology and showed occasional but not sustained brilliance as a golfer. But once Watson joined the PGA TOUR, he showed a determination to excel that soon set him apart. “Tom would never tolerate a weakness,” said Lanny Wadkins. “He’d go to the practice tee and beat at it until the darn thing went away.” FACT Tom Watson became the first golfer to earn $500,000 in a single season (1980). Still, Watson had trouble winning early in his career. At the 1974 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, he took a one-stroke lead into the final round, only to shoot a 79 that dropped him to fifth. He also led after 36 holes the next year at Medinah but again finished weakly. Watson once said, “I learned how to win by losing and not liking it.” And he also learned from Byron Nelson, who later became his teacher and mentor. At the British Open at Carnoustie, Watson holed a 20-footer for birdie on the 72nd hole to get into a playoff with Jack Newton and prevailed by one stroke in the 18-hole playoff. It would start a pattern of success in the oldest major that best reflected Watson’s indefatigable character as a player. Watson won the claret jug four more times, in 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1983. “Tom takes a deep-rooted pleasure at the prospect of the challenge,” said his friend and former USGA president Frank “Sandy” Tatum. “What evolves is the focusing of an unusual intelligence on what he is setting out to do.” Although Watson was a long hitter who had frequent streaks of superb ball striking and birdie runs, he was even better as a scrambler who could manufacture good scores with what became known as “Watson pars.” During his reign as the best player in the game, Watson was a fearless putter who frequently ran birdie chances well by the hole, but seemingly never missed the comebacker. After his glory years ended with his last money title in 1984, Watson’s putting declined and he won only three times since. TOM WATSON PROFESSIONAL MAJORS: 13 Masters Tournament: 1977, 1981 U.S. Open: 1982 Open Championship: 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 Senior PGA Championship: 2001, 2011 JELD-WEN Tradition: 2003 Senior British Open: 2003, 2005 PGA TOUR WINS: 31 1974: Western Open 1975: Byron Nelson Classic 1977: Bing Crosby Pro-Am, San Diego Open, Western Open 1978: Tucson Open, Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Byron Nelson Classic, Hall of Fame Classic, Anheuser-Busch Classic 1979: Sea Pines Heritage Classic, Tournament of Champions, Byron Nelson Classic, Memorial Tournament, Hall of Fame Classic 1980: San Diego Open, Los Angeles Open, Tournament of Champions, New Orleans Open, Byron Nelson Classic, World Series of Golf 1981: USF 1982: Los Angeles Open, Sea Pine Heritage Classic 1984: Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship, Tournament of Champions, Western Open 1987: Nabisco Championship 1996: Memorial Tournament 1998: MasterCard Colonial CHAMPIONS TOUR WINS: 9 1999: Bank One Championship 2000: IR Senior Tour Championship 2002: Senior Tour Championship At Gaillardia 2005: Charles Schwab Cup Championship 2007: Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Senior Open Championship 2008: Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf 2010: Mistubishi Electric Championship ADDITIONAL WINS: 12 1980: Dunlop Phoenix 1984: Australian Open 1992: Hong Kong Open 1994: Skins Game 1997: Dunlop Phoenix 1999: Wendy’s Three-Tour Challenge, Diner’s Club Matches 2000: Hyundai Team Matches 2004: Wendy’s Champions Skins Game 2007: Wendy’s Champions Skins Game 2010: Wendy’s Champions Skins Game 2011: Ka’anapali Champions Skins Game RYDER CUP APPEARANCES: 6 (Wins in bold) Player: 1977, 1981, 1983, 1989 Captain: 1993, 2014 GOLF HONORS & AWARDS Player of the Year: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984 Vardon Trophy: 1977, 1978, 1979 PGA TOUR leading money winner: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984 Bob Jones Award: 1987 Old Tom Morris Award, GCSAA: 1992 Charles Schwab Cup: 2003, 2005 Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour. In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading players in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was the number one player in the world according to McCormack's World Golf Rankings from 1978 until 1982; in both 1983 and 1984, he was ranked second behind Seve Ballesteros. He also spent 32 weeks in the top 10 of the successor Sony Rankings in their debut in 1986.[2] Watson is also notable for his longevity: at nearly sixty years of age, and 26 years after his last major championship victory, he led after the second and third rounds of The Open Championship in 2009, but lost in a four-hole playoff. With a chance to win the tournament with par on the 72nd hole, he missed an 8-foot (2.4 m) putt, then lost to Stewart Cink in the playoff. Several of Watson's major victories came at the expense of Jack Nicklaus, the man he replaced as number one, most notably the 1977 Masters, 1977 Open Championship, and the 1982 U.S. Open. Though his rivalry with Nicklaus was intense, their friendly competitiveness served to increase golf's popularity during the time. In Watson's illustrious career, his eight major championships include five Open Championships,[3] two Masters titles, and one U.S. Open title. The only major that has eluded him is the PGA Championship; if he had won it would have put him in an elite group of golfing "career grand slam" winners that includes Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. In all, Watson's eight majors ranks sixth on the list of total major championship victories, behind only Nicklaus, Woods, Walter Hagen, Hogan, and Player. Watson is also regarded as one of the greatest links players of all time, a claim backed up by his five Open Championship victories, his runner-up finishes at the 1984 Open Championship and 2009 Open Championship, and his three Senior British Open Championship titles in his mid-50s (2003, 2005, and 2007). Watson played on four Ryder Cup teams and captained the American side to victory in 1993 at The Belfry in England. More than twenty years later, Watson again captained the U.S. Team in 2014 in Scotland, this time in a loss.[4] Contents 1 Personal life 2 PGA Tour 2.1 1970s 2.2 1980s 2.3 1990–2018 2.4 Streaks 3 Champions Tour 4 Playing style 5 Distinctions and honors 6 Professional wins (70) 6.1 PGA Tour wins (39) 6.2 Japan Golf Tour wins (4) 6.3 PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) 6.4 Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) 6.5 Other wins (2) 6.6 Champions Tour wins (14) 6.7 Other senior wins (9) 7 Major championships 7.1 Wins (8) 7.2 Results timeline 7.3 Summary 8 Results in The Players Championship 9 Results in World Golf Championships 10 Senior major championships 10.1 Wins (6) 10.2 Results timeline 11 U.S. national team appearances 12 Golf courses designed 13 See also 14 References 15 External links Personal life Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Watson was introduced to the game by his father Ray. His early coach was Stan Thirsk at the Kansas City Country Club. Watson first gained local renown while on his high school team at The Pembroke-Country Day School in Kansas City. Watson won four Missouri State Amateur championships, 1967, 1968, 1970, and 1971.[5] He attended Stanford University, playing on the golf and table tennis teams, joining Alpha Sigma Phi, and graduating with a degree in psychology in 1971. Today he has a home in Overland Park, Kansas, after fighting a prominent legal battle to prevent annexation by the city.[1] Although he voted for George McGovern in his first presidential election Watson later became a Republican.[6] He has donated to the National Rifle Association.[7] Watson was a member of Kansas City Country Club from the beginning of his professional career. However, in 1990 he was unsettled by the idea that the leaders of the club rejected an applicant due to his Jewish faith. Watson, whose wife at the time and two children were Jewish, stated, "It was a very personal decision. I just didn't feel my family was welcome. It was time to say, 'Hey, let's be fair to people. Let's not judge people on the basis of race or faith.'" Watson abruptly resigned in 1990. However the Jewish applicant, H&R Block founder Henry W. Bloch, was ultimately admitted to the club as were other minorities. Disarmed by these overtures, Watson rejoined the club.[6] PGA Tour 1970s Watson joined the PGA Tour in 1971 after a very good amateur career, and gradually improved. He hired Bruce Edwards to be his caddie for the first time at the 1973 St. Louis tournament held at Norwood Hills Country Club, and the two connected, with Edwards caddying for Watson at most events after that for a period of many years.[8] Watson contended in a major championship for the first time at the U.S. Open in 1974 at Winged Foot, but he faded badly in the final round after having the 54-hole lead. Following this disappointment, Watson was approached in the locker room by legendary retired player Byron Nelson, a broadcaster at the event, who offered encouragement, insight and assistance. Nelson and Watson spoke briefly at that time, with Nelson saying he liked Watson's game and aggressiveness, and offered to help him improve. Watson, although disappointed by his weak finish, was flattered to receive Nelson's interest. However, the two men did not manage to get together to work on golf in depth until several months later, when Watson played in the Tour's Byron Nelson Classic in the Dallas area, and visited Nelson's nearby home. The two men would eventually develop a close and productive teacher-student relationship and friendship; Nelson had similarly mentored the young rising star Ken Venturi during the 1950s.[9][10] Only two weeks after the Winged Foot collapse in 1974, Watson won his first Tour title at the Western Open near Chicago, coming from six shots back in the final round at Butler National.[11][12] With Nelson's guidance on swing mechanics and course management, and determined hard work, Watson's game advanced quickly, and he won his first major championship, the 1975 Open Championship, on his first appearance in the event in Britain. Watson holed a 20-foot putt for a birdie on the 72nd hole to tie Jack Newton. The following day Watson won an 18-hole playoff at Carnoustie by a stroke, carding a 71 to Newton's 72. Watson was able to gain the upper hand in the playoff after chipping in for an eagle at the 14th hole.[13] Watson is one of only four players since World War II to have won the Open Championship on their debut, the others being Ben Hogan (1953), Tony Lema (1964) and Ben Curtis (2003).[14] Watson won his second major championship and his first green jacket as Masters champion in 1977 after a duel with Jack Nicklaus. During the final round Watson stood on the 17th green tied with Nicklaus for the lead. Watson holed a 20-foot putt for a birdie to go one stroke ahead of Nicklaus. Watson's par on the 18th hole won him the Masters title by two strokes after Nicklaus had a bogey on the 18th. Watson's 1977 Open Championship victory, at Turnberry in Scotland, was especially memorable, and is considered by many to be the finest tournament played in the second half of the 20th century. After two rounds, he and Jack Nicklaus were one shot out of the lead and paired for the third round. Both shot 65, ending the third round three shots clear of the field. Watson and Nicklaus were again paired for the final round. On the last day, the two were tied after 16 holes. Nicklaus missed a makeable birdie putt on 17, losing his share of the lead to Watson, who birdied 17. On the 18th, Nicklaus drove into the rough, while Watson drove the fairway. Watson's approach landed two feet from the flag, while Nicklaus, after a drive into deep rough and near a gorse plant, managed to get his approach 40 feet away. Nicklaus sank his birdie putt to finish with a 66, but Watson followed suit with his own birdie, finishing with a second straight 65 and his second Open, with a record score of 268 (12 under par). The two players finished well ahead of the other challengers (Hubert Green in third place was ten strokes behind Nicklaus, at 279), and shot the same score every round except for the final day, which was then played on Saturday. In 1978, as defending Masters champion, Watson needed a par on the 18th hole of his final round to tie over 72 holes with Gary Player, who had shot a record-tying final round of 64. However, Watson missed out on a playoff by sending his approach shot to the 18th into the gallery and missing the 10-foot par putt he needed for a playoff. He finished tied for 2nd place at Augusta, one stroke behind Gary Player.[15] Watson had five PGA Tour victories in 1978, but he also had one of the biggest disappointments of his career in that year's PGA Championship in August at Oakmont. Watson had a five-shot lead after 54 holes, but lost the tournament in a 3-way sudden-death playoff to John Mahaffey. This would be the closest that Watson came to landing the one major title that eluded him.[16] In 1979, Watson had a further five PGA Tour victories, including a five-shot victory in the Sea Pines Heritage Classic, which he won with a then tournament record 14-under par 270.[17] Watson again finished runner-up at the Masters in 1979, when he lost in a 3-way sudden-death playoff to Fuzzy Zoeller. This was the first sudden-death playoff at the Masters, with the previous playoff at Augusta in 1970 having taken place on Monday under an 18-hole format. Watson also finished 2nd in The Players Championship in 1979. 1980s Watson had an outstanding year in 1980. A brilliant third round of 64 at Muirfield helped him to win his third Open Championship title in Britain by four strokes. He was the leading money winner on the PGA Tour for the fourth consecutive year, winning six tournaments in America. Watson showed tremendous consistency in 1980, with sixteen top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour that year.[18] In August 1980, after his sixth victory of the year in America, Watson said: "I love this game. I feel that dedication is the only way to improve. I've been more consistent this year than in the previous three years."[19] In 1981, Watson won his second Masters title at Augusta by two strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller. Watson had a further two Tour victories in 1981 at the USF&G New Orleans Open and the Atlanta Classic. The U.S. Open was the major that Watson most wanted to win. In 1982 at Pebble Beach, he was able to realize his dream after an engaging duel with Jack Nicklaus in one of the most memorable major championships of all time. Playing three groups ahead of Watson in the final round, Nicklaus charged into a share of the lead with five consecutive birdies. When Watson reached the par-3 17th hole the two were still tied, but with Nicklaus safely in the clubhouse at 4-under par 284. Watson hit his tee shot on the 17th into the rough just off the green, leaving an extremely difficult chip shot downhill on a very fast green. While being interviewed on national television and fully aware of Watson's perilous predicament, Nicklaus appeared confident he was on his way to an unprecedented fifth U.S. Open championship. Watson's chip shot, amazingly, hit the flag stick and fell into the cup, giving him a miraculous birdie and setting the stage for yet another win over Nicklaus. Watson went on to birdie the 18th as well, for a final margin of two shots. His 17th hole chip-in was named the greatest shot in golf history by U.S. television channel ESPN. The following month in July 1982 at Royal Troon in Scotland, Watson became only the third golfer since World War II to win the U.S. Open and Open Championship in the same year after Ben Hogan (1953) and Lee Trevino (1971) - a feat later matched by Tiger Woods (2000).[20] After the first two rounds of the 1982 Open Championship, Watson was seven shots behind the leader Bobby Clampett, whose commanding lead was reduced after a third round of 78. During the final round, Nick Price, who was playing in one of the groups behind Watson, gained the lead. Watson stood on the 18th tee of the final round two strokes behind Price. Watson waited patiently after his round as Price's lead evaporated, leaving Watson the Open winner by one stroke.[21] In 1983, as defending U.S. Open champion at Oakmont, Watson shared the 54-hole lead with Seve Ballesteros. In the final round though, Watson missed a 6-foot putt for par on the 17th and finished in 2nd place, one stroke behind the winner Larry Nelson.[22] The following month in July 1983, Watson won his fifth Open Championship and the last of his eight majors at Royal Birkdale, his only Open victory on English soil. (His four other titles came in Scotland.)[23] In 1984, Watson finished runner-up for the third time at the Masters, finishing two strokes behind the champion Ben Crenshaw. Watson had three Tour wins in 1984, including his third victory in the Western Open after a playoff against Greg Norman. A fortnight later in the 1984 Open Championship at St Andrews, Watson was in contention during the final holes to win a third consecutive Open and a sixth Open Championship overall to tie the record for the most Open wins by Harry Vardon. However, Watson bogeyed the par-4 "Road Hole" 17th and Seve Ballesteros birdied the 18th, resulting in a victory for Ballesteros and Watson finishing in a tie for 2nd place.[24] After his runner-up finish in the 1984 British Open, Watson did not manage to win a PGA Tour event for the next three years until the 1987 Nabisco Championship. Watson went from being the PGA Tour money leader in 1984[25] to finishing 18th on the PGA Tour's money list in 1985.[25] As a result of a decline in form, Watson missed out on a place in the 1985 U.S. Ryder Cup team. In the 1986 Hawaiian Open, Watson was the third round leader and was aiming to end his winless streak since July 1984. However, Watson bogeyed the 71st and 72nd holes and finished in a tie for 3rd place, behind the winner Corey Pavin.[26] In the 1987 U.S. Open, Watson had a one-shot lead going into the final round at the Olympic Club. Watson was a gallery favorite during the tournament. He had strong support from the spectators having played golf for Stanford University, 30 miles south of the Olympic Club in San Francisco.[27] He was aiming to win his ninth major championship, which would have tied him for major wins with Ben Hogan and Gary Player, but Watson lost the tournament by a stroke to Scott Simpson. In the final round, Simpson had three consecutive birdies on the back-nine to take the lead. Watson's 45-foot putt for a birdie on the 72nd hole which would have forced a playoff with Simpson was about two inches short.[28] Watson's stellar play on the PGA Tour faded in the late 1980s when he began to have problems putting even though his tee-to-green game seemed to improve. During this period he had some near-misses in tournaments. Watson finished 2nd at the 1988 NEC World Series of Golf, missing a 3-foot putt in a playoff against Mike Reid.[29] In 1989, Watson was in contention during the Open Championship at Royal Troon, but he finished in 4th place, two strokes outside the playoff between Mark Calcavecchia, Wayne Grady and Greg Norman. 1990–2018 At the 1991 Masters Tournament, Watson stood on the 18th tee in the final round at Augusta with a share of the lead but had a double-bogey 6 to finish in a tie for 3rd place, two strokes behind the champion Ian Woosnam.[30] It was Watson's 15th consecutive top-20 finish at The Masters, having finished in the top-10 of The Masters in 13 of the 15 years between 1977 and 1991. In 1994, when The Open Championship returned to Turnberry, the site of his 1977 victory, Watson commented, "Sometimes you lose your desire through the years. Any golfer goes through that. When you play golf for a living, like anything in your life, you are never going to be constantly, at the top".[31] He finished tied for 11th at the Open Championship that year, but he had a revival in the late 1990s, winning the 1996 Memorial Tournament and gaining the last of his 39 wins on the PGA Tour at the 1998 MasterCard Colonial when he was 48 years old. In 1997 Watson won the Japan Golf Tour's prestigious Dunlop Phoenix tournament for the second time. It was the last of his four victories in Japan. In the 2003 U.S. Open, at age 53, he shared the opening-round lead by shooting a 65 with his long-time caddy Bruce Edwards carrying his clubs and giving advice. Edwards had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease earlier in the year, and Watson contributed significant time and money that year with Bruce to raise money for research into finding a cure for motor neuron disease. Edwards died on April 8, 2004. Watson was one of two players to play with Jack Nicklaus in the final two rounds of golf in Nicklaus' career, which ended at the 2005 Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews. Englishman Luke Donald was the third member of the group. In the first round of the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, Watson shot a 5-under 65, one stroke behind the leader Miguel Ángel Jiménez.[32] In the second round, he tied for the lead after making a huge putt on the 18th green. His score for the round was 70, 38 out and 32 back. This made Watson – at 59 years of age – the oldest man to have the lead after any round of a major. In addition, with a relatively low-scoring third round, one-over par 71, he kept the lead outright by one shot, so also became the oldest player to lead a major going into the last round. He acknowledged after that 3rd round he was thinking of Bruce Edwards as he walked the 18th fairway.[33] Watson finished regulation 72-hole play in the Open tied for the lead with Stewart Cink, with a cumulative score of −2. He needed a par on the 72nd hole to capture a sixth career Open Championship title, but his second shot on the 72nd hole went over the green. Then, from several yards behind the 18th green, Watson first putted up the slope and past the hole, then missed a second 8-foot putt by about 6 inches to the right of the cup. His bogey led to a four-hole aggregate playoff with Cink, running through the 5th, 6th, 17th, and 18th holes. With several errant shots not typical of the previous 72 holes, he lost the playoff by six strokes.[34] The following April, Watson competed in the 2010 Masters Tournament. Watson shot an opening-round 67, one shot off the first-round lead held by fellow Champions Tour player Fred Couples. Watson subsequently posted rounds of 74, 73, and 73. His 72-hole, one-under par total of 287 gave Watson a share of eighteenth place. Watson thus became only the second player in history, after Sam Snead, to post a top-20 finish in at least one major championship in five different decades. Watson holds the record for the longest time span between first and last playoffs on the PGA Tour. That time span is 34 years, 6 days. Watson won the 1975 Open Championship in an 18-hole playoff and 34 years later lost a playoff for the 2009 Open Championship. Due to his performance in 2009 and early 2010, along with his 1982 U.S. Open victory at Pebble Beach, the USGA awarded Watson a special exemption to the 2010 U.S. Open. He finished the tournament tied for 29th. Watson is the only golfer to participate in all major professional championships contested at Pebble Beach: 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, and 2010 U.S. Opens, and the 1977 PGA Championship. Watson got an ace on the 6th hole during the second round of the 2011 Open Championship. It was the second ace of the week after Dustin Johnson got one on 16 the day before. In an interview in 2012, Watson admitted that he was "distraught" at coming so close to becoming the oldest Major winner at the age of 59 and said that the experience in the 2009 British Open "tore his guts out". Watson said of his approach shot to the green at the 72nd hole, when he needed a par to win the Open: "I was going right at the flag but with the uncertainty of links golf, maybe a gust of wind took it a bit further than it was supposed to. I felt extreme disappointment that night but the one good thing that came of that was the response of people around the world."[35] For the 2015 Open Championship, Watson's exemption for his 2009 finish was extended to give him an opportunity to play at St. Andrews and make one final Open appearance. Watson won Open Championships at five different courses, but St. Andrews was not among them. He missed the cut and made an emotional walk across the Swilcan Bridge at twilight.[36] In April 2016, he played in his final Masters. After saying in the lead up to the event that he 'couldn't compete' anymore,[37] Watson missed the cut by two strokes.[38] Despite no longer competing at the full Masters, Watson won the 2018 Masters Tournament Par-3 contest at the age of 68, the oldest ever to win the event. In July 2019, Watson played his final competitive event on British soil, when he played in the Senior British Open for the final time.[39] Streaks He demonstrated remarkable consistency by making at least one PGA Tour cut per year from 1971–2007, a streak of 37 years. Watson is the only golfer to score a round of 67 or less in all 4 majors at least once in 4 different decades. His best round in the Masters is a 67. His first 67 came in 1977. Other 67s were scored in the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s. His most recent 67 at Augusta was his opening round in 2010. His US Open low score is a 65. He scored 65 in 1987 and 2003, 66 in 1993 and he first shot 67 in 1975. At the British Open, Watson's low score is a 64 in 1980. 65s were scored in 1977 (twice), 1994 and 2009 (all 65s at the Open were scored at Turnberry). Finally at the PGA Championship, Watson's low score of the 1970s was a 66 in 1979. In the 1980s he scored a 67 in 1980, 1983, 1985, and 1989. His low PGA score is a 65 in 1993 & 2000. Watson also sets a record for having a round of 65 or less in at least one of the majors in 4 different decades. 1970s: 1977 British Open (65 in rounds 3 and 4), 1980s: 1980 British Open (64 in round 3), 1990s: 1993 PGA Championship (65 in round 2), and 2000s: 2000 PGA Championship (65 in round 3). Watson's 67 in the first round at the 2010 Masters also gives him a record to be the only person to have at least one round of 67 or less in any of the four majors in five different decades (1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s). Champions Tour Watson joined the Champions Tour in 1999, the same year he earned an honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in Scotland. He has 14 wins on the Champions Tour, including six senior majors, while playing a limited schedule of events. Watson shares with Gary Player and Bernard Langer three victories for each in the Senior Open Championship. Watson revisited his 1977 Open Championship win at Turnberry with another win there in the 2003 Senior Open Championship. He followed this up with victories in 2005 and 2007. After residing for many years in Mission Hills, Kansas, Watson moved to Stilwell, Kansas with his wife, two children, and three stepchildren. His house has since been annexed by the city of Overland Park within Johnson County.[1]> He designed the National Golf Club of Kansas City golf course. Playing style Watson has been one of the most complete players ever to play golf, as evidenced by his competitiveness in the 2009 Open Championship at the age of 59. Standing 5 ft 9 in and weighing 160 pounds during his PGA Tour years, he achieved abundant length with accuracy, played aggressively, developed a superlative short game, and in his prime was a very skilled and confident putter. Watson is renowned as an exceptional bad-weather golfer, having displayed this gritty talent best in the difficult and varied conditions of The Open Championship. At the height of his career, he was well known for his excellent recovery skills, especially around the greens. Years later, if a player escaped from trouble and somehow made par, tour players described the escape as a "Watson par".[40] Watson also developed a reputation for scrupulous honesty, once even calling a penalty stroke on himself for slightly moving a ball that was in deep rough, although no one else had seen it.[41] In 1991, Watson was critical of the heckling of his playing partner Ian Woosnam during the final round of the Masters. Some of the Augusta crowd were vociferous in their support for Watson, in the hope of seeing him win a third Masters title. Watson, however, calmed Woosnam after he was upset at being yelled at by a member of the crowd on the 14th tee. Watson later said: "There's been a breakdown in decorum, and I don't feel good when partisanship spills over."[42] In 2010, Watson said that he agreed with Lee Westwood's assertion that Tour players who used 20-year-old Ping-Eye 2 wedges to get around new rules prohibiting box grooves (i.e., grooves rectangular [including square] or U-shaped in cross-section) were going against "the spirit of the game." Watson also reprimanded Tiger Woods for his "language and club-throwing" and said that Woods needed to "show humility" to the public.[43] Watson has been outspoken about the effect that too much prize money can have on some golfers. In an interview in 2010, Watson said: "I do believe that, in certain instances, players can be corrupted by the amount of money they make. I think too much money corrupts the desire and for some players it's about how much money they make rather than just trying to be the best player they can."[44] Distinctions and honors Named PGA Player of the Year 6 times, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1984, and trails only Tiger Woods, who has been named Player of the Year 11 times. Won the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average three straight years: 1977, 1978, and 1979. Played on four Ryder Cup teams: 1977, 1981, 1983, and 1989 and captained the victorious 1993 team along with the 2014 team. Watson also qualified for the 1979 matches but withdrew from the United States team due to his wife being about to give birth. He was replaced by Mark Hayes.[45] Voted the Bob Jones Award in 1987, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988. Inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame Won 1992 GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award Resigned from the Kansas City Country Club in 1991 in protest to its exclusion of people of Jewish ethnicity. He subsequently rejoined after the club's acceptance of Jewish and minority members.[46] Became involved with golf course design in the early 1990s. Author or co-authored several books, including Tom Watson's Strategic Golf. His latest, The Timeless Swing, was released by Atria books in March 2011. Has written a golf instruction column in Golf Digest magazine since the mid-1970s. Was ranked as the 10th greatest golfer of all time in the 2000 Golf Digest magazine list.[47] Is, after Sam Snead, only the second Golf Professional Emeritus at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Is the oldest player to hold the lead after 54 holes at a major championship (2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, Scotland) Is the oldest player to lead after any completed round at a major championship (2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, Scotland) Is the oldest player to shoot under par at the Masters Tournament (2015 Masters Tournament)[48] Granted a lifetime membership to the European Tour At 68, became the oldest player ever to win the Masters Tournament Par-3 contest[49] Professional wins (70) PGA Tour wins (39) Legend Major championships (8) Tour Championships (1) Other PGA Tour (30) No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 1 Jun 30, 1974 Western Open 72-71-75-69=287 +3 2 strokes United States J. C. Snead, United States Tom Weiskopf 2 May 12, 1975 Byron Nelson Golf Classic 72-63-69-65=269 −15 2 strokes United States Bob E. Smith 3 Jul 13, 1975 The Open Championship 71-67-69-72=279 −9 Playoff Australia Jack Newton 4 Jan 23, 1977 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am 66-69-67-71=273 −15 1 stroke England Tony Jacklin 5 Jan 30, 1977 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational 66-67-67-69=269 −19 5 strokes United States Larry Nelson, United States John Schroeder 6 Apr 10, 1977 Masters Tournament 70-69-70-67=276 −12 2 strokes United States Jack Nicklaus 7 Jun 26, 1977 Western Open (2) 70-69-75-69=283 −5 1 stroke United States Wally Armstrong, United States Johnny Miller 8 Jul 9, 1977 The Open Championship (2) 68-70-65-65=268 −12 1 stroke United States Jack Nicklaus 9 Jan 8, 1978 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open 63-68-73-72=274 −14 3 strokes United States Bobby Wadkins 10 Jan 23, 1978 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (2) 66-74-71-69=280 −8 Playoff United States Ben Crenshaw 11 May 7, 1978 Byron Nelson Golf Classic (2) 69-67-70-66=272 −8 1 stroke United States Lee Trevino 12 Aug 27, 1978 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic 72-67-67-71=277 −7 1 stroke United States Hale Irwin, United States Tom Kite, United States Howard Twitty 13 Sep 24, 1978 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic 68-69-66-67=270 −18 3 strokes United States Ed Sneed 14 Apr 1, 1979 Sea Pines Heritage Classic 65-65-69-71=270 −14 5 strokes United States Ed Sneed 15 Apr 22, 1979 MONY Tournament of Champions 69-66-70-70=275 −13 6 strokes United States Bruce Lietzke, United States Jerry Pate 16 May 13, 1979 Byron Nelson Golf Classic (3) 64-72-69-70=275 −5 Playoff United States Bill Rogers 17 May 27, 1979 Memorial Tournament 73-69-72-71=285 −3 3 strokes United States Miller Barber 18 Aug 26, 1979 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic (2) 70-68-65-69=272 −12 Playoff United States Johnny Miller 19 Jan 27, 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational (2) 68-69-68-70=275 −13 Playoff United States D. A. Weibring 20 Feb 24, 1980 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open 69-66-70-71=276 −8 1 stroke United States Bob Gilder, United States Don January 21 Apr 20, 1980 MONY Tournament of Champions (2) 65-66-72-73=276 −12 3 strokes United States Jim Colbert 22 Apr 27, 1980 Greater New Orleans Open 66-68-66-73=273 −15 2 strokes United States Lee Trevino 23 May 11, 1980 Byron Nelson Golf Classic (4) 64-70-69-71=274 −6 1 stroke United States Bill Rogers 24 Jul 20, 1980 The Open Championship (3) 68-70-64-69=271 −13 4 strokes United States Lee Trevino 25 Aug 24, 1980 World Series of Golf 65-75-65-65=270 −10 2 strokes United States Raymond Floyd 26 Apr 12, 1981 Masters Tournament (2) 71-68-70-71=280 −8 2 strokes United States Johnny Miller, United States Jack Nicklaus 27 Apr 26, 1981 USF&G New Orleans Open (2) 69-69-64-68=270 −18 2 strokes United States Bruce Fleisher 28 Jun 7, 1981 Atlanta Classic 68-70-68-71=277 −11 Playoff United States Tommy Valentine 29 Feb 21, 1982 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open (2) 69-67-68-67=271 −13 Playoff United States Johnny Miller 30 Mar 28, 1982 Sea Pines Heritage (2) 69-68-72-71=280 −4 Playoff United States Frank Conner 31 Jun 20, 1982 U.S. Open 72-72-68-70=282 −6 2 strokes United States Jack Nicklaus 32 Jul 18, 1982 The Open Championship (4) 69-71-74-70=284 −4 1 stroke England Peter Oosterhuis, Zimbabwe Nick Price 33 Jul 17, 1983 The Open Championship (5) 67-68-70-70=275 −9 1 stroke United States Andy Bean, United States Hale Irwin 34 Jan 8, 1984 Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship 2 & 1 United States Gil Morgan 35 May 6, 1984 MONY Tournament of Champions (3) 69-71-67-67=274 −14 5 strokes United States Bruce Lietzke 36 Jul 8, 1984 Western Open (3) 71-69-70-70=280 −8 Playoff Australia Greg Norman 37 Nov 1, 1987 Nabisco Championship 65-66-69-68=268 −12 2 strokes United States Chip Beck 38 Jun 2, 1996 Memorial Tournament (2) 70-68-66-70=274 −14 2 strokes United States David Duval 39 May 24, 1998 MasterCard Colonial 68-66-65-66=265 −15 2 strokes United States Jim Furyk PGA Tour playoff record (9–5) No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1975 The Open Championship Australia Jack Newton Won 18-hole playoff; Watson: −1 (71), Newton: E (72) 2 1978 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am United States Ben Crenshaw Won with par on second extra hole 3 1978 PGA Championship United States Jerry Pate, United States John Mahaffey Mahaffey won with birdie on second extra hole 4 1979 Masters Tournament United States Ed Sneed, United States Fuzzy Zoeller Zoeller won with birdie on second extra hole 5 1979 Byron Nelson Golf Classic United States Bill Rogers Won with birdie on first extra hole 6 1979 Colgate Hall of Fame Classic United States Johnny Miller Won with par on second extra hole 7 1980 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational United States D. A. Weibring Won with par on first extra hole 8 1981 Byron Nelson Golf Classic United States Bruce Lietzke Lost to par on first extra hole 9 1981 Atlanta Classic United States Tommy Valentine Won with par on third extra hole 10 1982 Glen Campbell-Los Angeles Open United States Johnny Miller Won with birdie on third extra hole 11 1982 Sea Pines Heritage Classic United States Frank Conner Won with par on third extra hole 12 1984 Western Open Australia Greg Norman Won with birdie on third extra hole 13 1988 NEC World Series of Golf United States Mike Reid Lost to par on first extra hole 14 2009 The Open Championship United States Stewart Cink Lost four-hole aggregate playoff; Cink: −2 (4-3-4-3=14), Watson: +4 (5-3-7-5=20) Japan Golf Tour wins (4) 1976 ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches 1980 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament 1984 Uchida Yoko Cup Japan vs USA Match 1997 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) Legend Australian Opens (1) Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0) No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of victory Runner-up 1 Nov 18, 1984 National Panasonic Australian Open 67-72-70-72=281 −7 1 stroke Australia Bob Stanton Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) 1992 Hong Kong Open Other wins (2) 1975 World Series of Golf 1994 Skins Game Champions Tour wins (14) Legend Champions Tour major championships (6) Other Champions Tour (8) No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of victory Runner(s)-up 1 Sep 19, 1999 Bank One Championship 67-67-62=196 −20 5 strokes United States Bruce Summerhays 2 Nov 5, 2000 IR Senior Tour Championship 70-67-67-66=270 −18 1 stroke United States John Jacobs 3 May 27, 2001 Senior PGA Championship 72-69-66-67=274 −14 1 stroke United States Jim Thorpe 4 Oct 22, 2002 Senior Tour Championship at Gaillardia 74-67-66-67=274 −14 1 stroke United States Gil Morgan 5 Jul 27, 2003 Senior British Open 66-67-66-64=263 −17 Playoff England Carl Mason 6 Aug 31, 2003 JELD-WEN Tradition 68-62-73-70=273 −15 1 stroke United States Jim Ahern, United States Tom Kite 7 Jul 24, 2005 The Senior British Open Championship (2) 75-71-64-70=280 −4 Playoff Republic of Ireland Des Smyth 8 Oct 30, 2005 Charles Schwab Cup Championship 69-70-69-64=272 −16 3 strokes United States Jay Haas 9 Feb 18, 2007 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am 70-69-70=209 −4 1 stroke United States Andy Bean, United States Jay Haas 10 Jul 29, 2007 The Senior Open Championship (3) 70-71-70-73=284 E 1 stroke Australia Stewart Ginn, United States Mark O'Meara 11 Apr 20, 2008 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am (2) 63-71-70=204 −9 1 stroke United States Jay Haas, United States Scott Hoch 12 Apr 27, 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with United States Andy North) 59-62-64=185 −31 1 stroke United States Jeff Sluman and United States Craig Stadler 13 Jan 24, 2010 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai 63-66-65=194 −22 1 stroke United States Fred Couples 14 May 29, 2011 Senior PGA Championship (2) 70-70-68-70=278 −10 Playoff United States David Eger Champions Tour playoff record (3–8) No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 2000 Boone Valley Classic Spain José Maria Cañizares, United States Walter Hall United States Lanny Wadkins Wadkins won with par on third extra hole Hall and Watson eliminated with par on first hole 2 2000 The Countrywide Tradition United States Tom Kite, United States Larry Nelson Kite won with birdie on sixth extra hole Nelson eliminated with par on second hole 3 2002 SBC Senior Classic United States Tom Kite Lost to par on second extra hole 4 2002 U.S. Senior Open United States Don Pooley Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole after three-hole aggregate playoff; Pooley: E (4-4-4=12), Watson: E (4-4-4=12) 5 2003 Kinko's Classic of Austin United States Hale Irwin Lost to birdie on second extra hole 6 2003 Senior British Open England Carl Mason Won with par on second extra hole 7 2004 ACE Group Classic United States Gary Koch, United States Craig Stadler Stadler won with birdie on second extra hole 8 2005 MasterCard Championship United States Dana Quigley Lost to par on third extra hole 9 2005 Bayer Advantage Classic United States Gil Morgan, United States Dana Quigley Quigley won with birdie on first extra hole 10 2005 The Senior British Open Championship Republic of Ireland Des Smyth Won with par on third extra hole 11 2011 Senior PGA Championship United States David Eger Won with birdie on first extra hole Other senior wins (9) 1999 Diners Club Matches (with Jack Nicklaus) 2000 Hyundai Team Matches (with Jack Nicklaus) 2004 Wendy's Champions Skins Game 2005 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Andy North) 2006 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Andy North) 2007 Wendy's Champions Skins Game (with Jack Nicklaus), Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Andy North) 2010 Wendy's Champions Skins Game (with Jack Nicklaus) 2011 Wendy's Champions Skins Game (with Jack Nicklaus) Major championships Wins (8) Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up 1975 The Open Championship 3 shot deficit −9 (71-67-69-72=279) Playoff1 Australia Jack Newton 1977 Masters Tournament Tied for lead −12 (70-69-70-67=276) 2 strokes United States Jack Nicklaus 1977 The Open Championship (2) Tied for lead −12 (68-70-65-65=268) 1 stroke United States Jack Nicklaus 1980 The Open Championship (3) 4 shot lead −13 (68-70-64-69=271) 4 strokes United States Lee Trevino 1981 Masters Tournament (2) 1 shot lead −8 (71-68-70-71=280) 2 strokes United States Johnny Miller, United States Jack Nicklaus 1982 U.S. Open Tied for lead −6 (72-72-68-70=282) 2 strokes United States Jack Nicklaus 1982 The Open Championship (4) 3 shot deficit −4 (69-71-74-70=284) 1 stroke England Peter Oosterhuis, Zimbabwe Nick Price 1983 The Open Championship (5) 1 shot lead −9 (67-68-70-70=275) 1 stroke United States Andy Bean, United States Hale Irwin 1Defeated Newton in 18-hole playoff; Watson (71), Newton (72) Results timeline Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Masters Tournament CUT T8 T33 1 T2 T2 U.S. Open T29 CUT T5 T9 7 T7 T6 CUT The Open Championship 1 CUT 1 T14 T26 PGA Championship T12 T11 9 T15 T6 T2 T12 Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Masters Tournament T12 1 T5 T4 2 T10 T6 T7 T9 T14 U.S. Open T3 T23 1 2 T11 CUT T24 2 T36 T46 The Open Championship 1 T23 1 1 T2 T47 T35 7 T28 4 PGA Championship T10 CUT T9 T47 T39 T6 T16 T14 T31 T9 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Masters Tournament T7 T3 T48 T45 13 T14 CUT 4 CUT CUT U.S. Open CUT T16 CUT T5 T6 T56 T13 64 CUT T57 The Open Championship CUT T26 CUT CUT T11 T31 T10 CUT CUT PGA Championship T19 CUT T62 5 T9 T58 T17 CUT CUT CUT Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Masters Tournament CUT CUT T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T27 T28 The Open Championship T55 CUT CUT T18 T41 T48 CUT 2 PGA Championship T9 T66 T48 CUT Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Masters Tournament T18 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Open T29 The Open Championship CUT T22 T77 CUT T51 CUT PGA Championship CUT CUT   Win   Top 10   Did not play CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place. Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made Masters Tournament 2 3 1 9 15 20 43 24 U.S. Open 1 2 1 6 11 16 31 25 The Open Championship 5 2 0 8 10 15 38 26 PGA Championship 0 1 0 2 10 18 33 25 Totals 8 8 2 25 46 69 145 100 Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (1985 Open Championship – 1990 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 7 (1982 Masters – 1983 Open Championship) Results in The Players Championship Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 The Players Championship CUT T8 T9 T5 CUT 2 T3 CUT T6 T19 T8 T55 T58 CUT CUT T11 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 The Players Championship T36 T20 T2 10 T14 T29 T33 T53 T35 T62   Top 10 CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 1999 Match Play R64 Championship Invitational   Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play Senior major championships Wins (6) Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up 2001 Senior PGA Championship Tied for lead −14 (72-69-66-67=274) 1 stroke United States Jim Thorpe 2003 The Senior Open Championship 3 shot deficit −17 (66-67-66-64=263) Playoff1 England Carl Mason 2003 JELD-WEN Tradition 1 shot deficit −15 (68-62-73-70=273) 1 stroke United States Jim Ahern, United States Tom Kite, United States Gil Morgan 2005 The Senior Open Championship (2) 1 shot lead −4 (75-71-64-70=280) Playoff2 Republic of Ireland Des Smyth 2007 The Senior Open Championship (3) 1 shot deficit E (70-71-70-73=284) 1 stroke Australia Stewart Ginn, United States Mark O'Meara 2011 Senior PGA Championship (2) 1 shot deficit −10 (70-70-68-70=278) Playoff3 United States David Eger 1Defeated Mason in a playoff with par at the second extra hole. 2Defeated Smyth in a playoff with par at the third extra hole. 3Defeated Eger in a playoff with birdie at the first extra hole. Results timeline Results not in chronological order before 2017. Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 The Tradition 2 5 1 T55 T9 T14 T6 T3 T5 Senior PGA Championship T17 1 T18 T17 T4 T27 T23 T52 T16 4 U.S. Senior Open T10 T16 2 2 T25 T5 2 4 T23 T43 Senior Players Championship T18 T8 T2 T3 T17 2 2 The Senior Open Championship 1 T22 1 T23 1 T5 T8 Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 The Tradition T15 T32 T6 T13 Senior PGA Championship T18 1 T28 2 CUT U.S. Senior Open 5 T22 T23 T7 T54 T40 T17 Senior Players Championship 66 T28 T20 T27 T25 The Senior Open Championship T24 T3 T10 T36 T10 T15 T27 T23 T21 T64 Note: The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.   Win   Top 10   Did not play CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place U.S. national team appearances Professional Ryder Cup: 1977 (winners), 1981 (winners), 1983 (winners), 1989 (tie), 1993 (non-playing captain, winners), 2014 (non-playing captain) Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing Senior PGA Tour): 1999 (winners), 2000, 2001 Golf courses designed Tom Watson Parkway at the National Golf Club in Parkville Watson is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and has designed golf courses through his Tom Watson Design company in Johnson County, Kansas.[50] Ballybunion Golf Club – County Kerry, Ireland (1995 redesign) Cassique Golf Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina National Golf Club of Kansas City, Parkville, Missouri (Route 45 which passes the course is called the "Tom Watson Parkway") Independence Course at Reunion Resort & Club, Orlando, Florida Phoenix Resort, Miyazaki, Japan The Links at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California (with Sandy Tatum and Robert Trent Jones, Jr.) Shadow Glen the Golf Club, Olathe, Kansas (with Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf) Loch Lloyd Country Club, Village of Loch Lloyd, Missouri (Renovation) The Conservatory, Hammock Beach resorts, Palm Coast, Florida Mozingo Lake Golf Course (Junior 9 course), Maryville, Missouri[51] The Manor Golf & Country Club, Milton, Georgia
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