Tom Watson
Tom Watson
Professional golfer who was a six-time PGA Player of the Year.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth4 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm not gonna get it close. I'm gonna make it.
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I'm running for mayor because someone has to step up and give voters a viable alternative.
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I really didn't expect to win. I didn't expect to make 10 birdies like I did.
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The beautiful thing about the game of golf is you can play good golf and compete well into your later years, and you can't do this in basketball or football or baseball. But in golf, it's a longer live sport.
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That's Jim's other love, besides his family and golf. He knows his music and helped me with my career, which is amazing considering Jim can't sing, doesn't play an instrument and is the world's worst dancer.
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That's great. The golf course is long for us old folks.
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It's time for old players like me, old fogies like me, to give it up and let the young players have a chance.
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It takes a lot of money to play golf, ... and we want to be a sport for everybody. The First Tee is one way to introduce young people to golf.
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They better watch out because Jack and I have always been good partners. We've been good partners in money games, practice rounds and we've been good partners in the Ryder Cup, so watch out boys.
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It may be the most misunderstood shot of all. I play the uphill shot with a square clubface (rather than an open face) and let the toe turn over and release through the ball (rather than hold the face open). That way, the ball will carry toward the target instead of popping up short.
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It's an incredible format. The First Tee is a wonderful program that teaches kids the life skills needed in today's world. The kids here this week have demonstrated they have those skills. And I can't think of a better reward than playing Pebble Beach with all of us this week.
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The scoring conditions were ideal with no wind and I played well today. It was a good ball-striking day but I could have putted a little better.
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I've worked with it. I took three putts and hit the first one about 3 inches fat. The second one, I hit it; and I hit the third 15 inches fat. That was it.
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That's terrific. The golf is long for us old folks, and that's a heck of a score.