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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]
Penalties played an additional role in the 1985 U.S. Open, as Denis Watson of Zimbabwe, who also finished 1-stroke behind North, had been assessed a two-stroke penalty in the first-round for taking too long over a putt, as USGA rules allowed a 10-second wait for a ball resting on the cup edge, and an official ruled he took 35-seconds and ...
The 1983 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 24–28 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the tenth Tournament Players Championship. Heavy rains on Thursday delayed the start until Friday, with the final two rounds planned for Sunday. [2]
The 1990 Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 15–18 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the seventeenth Players Championship. Jodie Mudd won the title at 278 (−10), one stroke ahead of runner-up Mark Calcavecchia. [2] [3] [4]
The Goodyear Classic, played the following week, saw Denis Watson beat Frost by one shot. [2] At the third event, the ICL International, Gavan Levenson beat Frost by one shot. [3] At the Lexington PGA Championship, Frost once again finished runner-up, five shots behind winner Bobby Cole. [4]
The purse for the 2007 tournament was $1.6 million, with $240,000 to the champion, Denis Watson, the winner of a playoff. The seven-man, sudden death playoff was the largest in tour history, with the seven finishing the 54 holes at 207 (−9). The tournament concluded when Watson sunk an eagle putt on the second playoff hole, a second replay of ...
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The Tallahassee Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1969 to 1989. It was played at Killearn Country Club in Tallahassee, Florida. It was founded in 1969 as the Tallahassee Open Invitational. From 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a "satellite tour".