Tom Watson (golfer)

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Tom Watson
Tom Watson
Personnel
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Career data
Professional since: 1971
Current tour: Champions Tour
Tournament wins: 67
Major wins : 8 (+ 5 senior majors )
Awards: Bob Jones Award (1987)
World Golf Hall of Fame (1988)
Old Tom Morris Award (1992)

Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949 in Kansas City , Missouri ) is an American professional golfer . With eight major tournament victories, five of which were the British Open , he is one of the most successful players.

Career

Watson's golf career began in 1971 after graduating from Stanford University with a degree in psychology. His most successful time on the PGA Tour began with the 1974 season , which lasted until 1984. From the late 1980s onwards, Watson was unable to maintain his brilliant form due to persistent putt problems. About 10 years later, however, at the advanced age of 47 and 49, respectively, he won a tournament against consistently much younger competition.

Since 1999 Watson has been allowed to play in the Seniors' Tour and has won five major titles there so far .

His high-class duels with Jack Nicklaus at the Open Championship 1977 and the US Open 1982 will not be forgotten. He was then able to win both tournaments at the last moment. A particularly emotional day was at the 2003 US Open , when Watson, accompanied by his long-time caddy Bruce Edwards, managed a sensational opening round of 65 strokes and everyone knew that it would be the farewell of Edwards, who was terminally ill with ALS . The Caddy died the following year at the age of 49.

On July 19, 2009, at the age of almost 60, Watson led one hole from the end of the Open Championship by one stroke. However, he postponed the winning putt on the last hole and lost in the subsequent jump-off against his compatriot Stewart Cink, who was 24 years his junior .

Tom Watson currently resides in Stillwell, Kansas with his wife, 2 children, and 3 stepchildren .

Honors

PGA Tour victories

Major championships are in bold .

Results at major tournaments

competition 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
The Masters CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP T8 T33 1 T2 T2 T12 1 T5 T4 2
US Open DNP DNP T29 CUT T5 T9 7th T7 T6 CUT T3 T23 1 2 T11
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 CUT 1 T14 T26 1 T23 1 1 T2
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP T12 T11 9 T15 T6 2 T12 T10 CUT T9 T47 T39
competition 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters T10 T6 T7 T9 T14 T7 T3 T48 T45 13 T14 CUT 4th CUT CUT
US Open CUT T24 2 T36 T46 CUT T16 CUT T5 T6 T56 T13 64 CUT T57
The Open Championship T47 T35 7th T28 4th CUT T26 CUT CUT T11 T31 DNP T10 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T6 T16 T14 T31 T9 T19 CUT T62 5 T9 T58 T17 CUT CUT CUT
competition 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
The Masters CUT CUT T40 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T18 CUT CUT CUT CUT
US Open T27 DNP DNP T28 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T29 DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T55 CUT CUT T18 DNP T41 T48 DNP CUT 2 CUT T22 T77 CUT T51
PGA Championship T9 T66 T48 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT
competition 2015 2016
The Masters CUT CUT
US Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = not started
WD = withdrawn
CUT = failed at the cut
"T" = shared rank

Other tournament victories

Champions Tour victories

Senior majors are in bold .

Other senior tournament victories

Participation in team competitions

Ryder Cup

For the Ryder Cup 1979 Watson was also qualified, but for private reasons he decided not to participate

See also

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Watson out of Cup , The Glasgow Herald, September 14, 1979