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In 1997, Watson won the Japan Golf Tour's Dunlop Phoenix tournament for the second time. It was the last of his four victories in Japan. 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.
Gerry Lester "Bubba" Watson Jr. [3] [4] (born November 5, 1978) is an American professional golfer. He has two major championships , with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014 , [ 5 ] and a total of 12 PGA Tour wins.
Before the start of the Official World Golf Ranking in 1986, unofficial end of year world golf rankings were published by Mark McCormack in his World of Professional Golf annual from 1968 to 1985. McCormack's rankings listed Jack Nicklaus as the number one from 1968 to 1977, Tom Watson from 1978 to 1982 and Seve Ballesteros from 1983 to 1985.
From 1975 through 1983, Tom Watson was the best golfer in the world. To this day, only five men have won more than the eight major championships he seized in that span.
The 1979 Masters Tournament was the 43rd Masters Tournament, held April 12–15 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.. Fuzzy Zoeller won his only Masters, the first of his two major titles, with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff with Ed Sneed and Tom Watson. [2]
The 1982 U.S. Open was the 82nd U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Tom Watson won his only U.S. Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus, [3] for the sixth of his eight major titles.
In the early 1970s, Watson served in the Rhodesian military during what he described as a "terrorist war." Watson was awarded Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year in 1975. [3] He would then immigrate to neighboring South Africa to pursue his golf career. [4] [5] He represented South Africa at the World Series of Golf in 1980 and 1982. [6]
John Watson was an American golfer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1904 Summer Olympics. [1] References External links. John Watson at ...