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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. [52] Ballybunion Golf Club – County Kerry, Ireland (1995 redesign) Cassique Golf Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
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. [ 4 ] Watson also won the British Open a month later, to become the fifth player to win both Opens in the same year, joining Bobby Jones ( 1926 , 1930 ), Gene Sarazen ( 1932 ), Ben Hogan ( 1953 ), and Lee Trevino ( 1971 ).
Veteran Tom Watson continued his excellent performance; he struggled through the front nine, but holed long putts at the 16th and 18th, as he made three birdies on the back nine to tie Marino for the lead at 135 (−5). Nearly sixty, Watson looked to become the oldest winner of a major championship by over a decade. [19]
Watson and Nicklaus finished well ahead of the other challengers, and shot the same score every day, except on Saturday. The third-place finisher, reigning U.S. Open champion Hubert Green , shot a final round 67 and was a distant ten strokes behind Nicklaus, who won his third Open (and third career grand slam ) the following year at St. Andrews .
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.
The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17 to 20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino. [2] [3] It was the fourth of Watson's eight major titles; he won two additional Opens in ...
The 1975 Open Championship was the 104th Open Championship, played 9–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland.In his first Open, Tom Watson won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over Jack Newton to win the first of his eight major titles, [3] [4] [5] which included five Open Championships.
Defending champion Tom Watson won his fifth Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Andy Bean and Hale Irwin. [2] [3] It was his second consecutive Open win and third in the last four, [4] but was helped by Irwin "whiffing" a one-inch putt on the 14th hole on the third day, which cost him a chance of a play-off with Watson for the ...