TOM'S LAST CHARGE

Rapaport profiles golfer Tom Watson who is competing at the 2019 Open at the Royal Portrush in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Watson arrived at the 2009 British Open at Turnberry, the seaside links on Scotland's western coast, where 32 years earlier he had bested Jack Nicklaus in the famous Duel in...

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Published in:Sports illustrated 2019-07, Vol.130 (19), p.54
Main Author: Rapaport, Tom
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Golf
Golfers
Interviews
Success
Tournaments & championships
Watson, Tom (golfer)
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Summary:Rapaport profiles golfer Tom Watson who is competing at the 2019 Open at the Royal Portrush in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Watson arrived at the 2009 British Open at Turnberry, the seaside links on Scotland's western coast, where 32 years earlier he had bested Jack Nicklaus in the famous Duel in the Sun, just nine months removed from left-hip replacement surgery and three months after shooting a second-round 83 at the Masters, where he missed the cut by 12. He hadn't won a major in 26 years, Most pertinent, he was 50 days short of his 60th birthday, more than 11 years older than Julius Boros was when he became the oldest player to win a major championship. As a threat to capture the Claret Jug, Watson was on no one's short list--except his own.
ISSN:0038-822X
2169-1649