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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This tour is name-driven, always has been and always will be. Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead carried the ball on the early part of the Senior Tour and they made it work. Then we had (Lee) Trevino come on and Jack (Nicklaus) played a little bit. We have to try a little bit harder, because maybe we don't have the names of that type.
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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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I admire Jack for many things, but especially for the way he always treated our relationship. Jack was never mean in any sense of the word -- there was no meanness in him. So at St. Andrews, coming up the last hole with him, it all hit me: the kind of man he is, the battles we had, and especially, that this was the end. . . . That was very emotional.
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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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I started way too late. I struggled on the front nine and then I gave myself good putts at the end.
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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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Bruce has been a good friend, a good companion and we've been a good team. He's also got a great sense of humor.
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You don't win golf tournaments when you do that.
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That's what I'm out here to do. Compete and win. It makes the winter months a whole lot better.
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I was on the phone with Marsha, who said the doctor had diagnosed him with ALS. I said, 'Gosh, my fears are realized.' When Bruce got on the phone, he said, 'Well, I just made a quad.' You guys know what that means. That's how he just kind of brushed it off. I said, 'Yeah, but we're going to get back to even par.' Whenever somebody came up to put their arm around him and say they were sorry, Bruce would say, 'Don't be sorry, I can deal with it,' and then put them off with some sort of joke about the Eagles or how bad the Cowboys were.
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My career was one of just taking it step by step. I didn't know how I was gonna fare on the professional circuit when I qualified. I didn't know whether I was gonna make a dime. I didn't know anything but this one thing: I had some dreams, and I was gonna work harder than anybody out here to ply my trade.
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We've been having struggles trying to keep enough volunteers. Now we're trying to maintain what we have.
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If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively,then the design strategy is flawed.
I don't know what it is. I'm not in David's head.