I met Tom last week at the US Senior Open at Salem, he is still hitting it really good and fairly long. He is amazing to watch in person and so very friendly to the gallery. Such a great guy.
I'm 15 yo mid 70s and a budding teen golfer. My dad takes me to my first pro tournament. The Kaiser Open at Silverado in Napa. I'm in awe. I go to get a hot dog and coke. As I'm coming back to the fairway I walk by some porta john's. Someone comes out of one of them behind me and is walking behind me. He says "hellow young man, how are you?". I turn back and its Tom Watson. I think I crushed my hotdog and said something unintelligible to the effect of "fine Mr. Watson". He asked me if I was having fun and if I played golf. I said yes, and I play number one player in HS. He says that's great, you keep it up, it's the best game. Then he thanks me for coming out and slips under the rope and promptly wacks his ball then looks at me and smiles. It git me thinking I might want to make golf my life. 35 year career as a club pro later I can honestly say it's because of that meeting. And I've always tried to carry myself as well as Tom. True story.
Being an Aussie was lucky to see Tom win the '84 Australian Open, nowhere near his best, but could grind it out, but having not won anything significant since 1987, the pride he showed at the 96' Australian Masters to blister the back nine on Friday just to make the cut - that was special to watch. Lesser imports would have missed the cut, taken the appearance fee and gone home. Tom wanted to play on Saturday. All class that was.
I'm impressed with the interviewer and the questions asked. He knows golf. I'm from The States, and the reporters ask the same boring questions answered decades before as if they don't know golf.
I always thought , the best was his approach shot at Turnberry on 18, in 1977 , when he hit it to two feet; who can ever forget Nicklaus hitting it out of the gorce to the right, on the green, and making birdie himself. That was Watsons greatest year.
One of my all time golf heroes, Mr Watson had the most naturally beautiful rhythmically golf swings,an absolute gentleman and a great rivalry with Nicklaus Trevino Miller
Tom is such a great man. 2009 was so wonderful even though it was an unfortunate outcome for Tom that day, being a man of the same age he was that day, it is fantastic. I recall a Stuart Cink quote regarding that match: "Everyone watching that day was routing for Tom, except my parents, and their loyalties might have been in question."
8 Majors and it probably should have been 11 or 12. Wont say the 2009 heartbreak as anyone can bogie the last but should certainly have won the 78PGA and a half decent final round at St Andrews that year he would have won there as well... The 89 Open Greg Normans charge (probably would never do that again probably cost Watson) and the 87 US Open Scott Simpson pipped him
I think losing in 84 at St Andrews broke something in him , I seen an interview and the guy brought it up and he politely didn't want to get involved in any sort of conversation about it ,but what Happened brought his winning to an abrupt end
@@stephenmacdonald76 yes agreed.....Everyone remembers the 17th and his 2 iron and of course Seve's putt on the 18th but ironically as stupid as this sounds IMHO the third round that year finished him as THE BEST. he shot 66 and missed 4 putts under 6 feet otherwise it would have been a 62 or maybe 63 so maybe the self doubts crept in at that point...He declined very quickly from the best in the world to a top 30 player which was so sad to see
The interverer asked Tom about the disminishment in participation in the game of golf and when this interview was conducted that was a real problem. WOW all it took was a pandemic and golf is more than thriving. Courses are full to the brim despite the price gouging of the participants. That is the ying and yang- the good and the bad of what has happened because of the pandemic. It got the young folks off of their computers/video games and onto the golf course. Too bad for us old folfs that now can't afford to play anymore because of the price gouging.
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I met Tom last week at the US Senior Open at Salem, he is still hitting it really good and fairly long. He is amazing to watch in person and so very friendly to the gallery. Such a great guy.
I'm 15 yo mid 70s and a budding teen golfer. My dad takes me to my first pro tournament. The Kaiser Open at Silverado in Napa. I'm in awe. I go to get a hot dog and coke. As I'm coming back to the fairway I walk by some porta john's. Someone comes out of one of them behind me and is walking behind me. He says "hellow young man, how are you?". I turn back and its Tom Watson. I think I crushed my hotdog and said something unintelligible to the effect of "fine Mr. Watson".
He asked me if I was having fun and if I played golf. I said yes, and I play number one player in HS. He says that's great, you keep it up, it's the best game. Then he thanks me for coming out and slips under the rope and promptly wacks his ball then looks at me and smiles.
It git me thinking I might want to make golf my life. 35 year career as a club pro later I can honestly say it's because of that meeting. And I've always tried to carry myself as well as Tom.
True story.
Being an Aussie was lucky to see Tom win the '84 Australian Open, nowhere near his best, but could grind it out, but having not won anything significant since 1987, the pride he showed at the 96' Australian Masters to blister the back nine on Friday just to make the cut - that was special to watch. Lesser imports would have missed the cut, taken the appearance fee and gone home. Tom wanted to play on Saturday. All class that was.
I'm impressed with the interviewer and the questions asked. He knows golf. I'm from The States, and the reporters ask the same boring questions answered decades before as if they don't know golf.
'The most satisfying shot [he] ever hit in professional golf', was his 2nd at Birkdale's 18th. I was standing right behind him. Happy days!
I always thought , the best was his approach shot at Turnberry on 18, in 1977 , when he hit it to two feet; who can ever forget Nicklaus hitting it out of the gorce to the right, on the green, and making birdie himself. That was Watsons greatest year.
Great interview . Love how the interviewer makes it about the guest not himself and lets Tom completely finish his thoughts.
He came so close to winning at st andrew s in '84, but for a bad drive on 17, and lost to Seve
Would have been 3 in a row.such a great man
One of my all time golf heroes, Mr Watson had the most naturally beautiful rhythmically golf swings,an absolute gentleman and a great rivalry with Nicklaus Trevino Miller
Thorough gentleman.
Legend
5 times open champion....incredible just once is incredible. This guy is a Class Act all the way
The best!
Few can say they beat Jack Nicklaus in his prime. Tom can.
more than once it has to be said
A Great Man
Top Man
In retrospect,would have been nice for the late,great jack Newton to beat ton in 1975 open play off.
Tom, you may have walked the same turf as the greatest who have ever played the game, but you are also one of them.
Tom is such a great man. 2009 was so wonderful even though it was an unfortunate outcome for Tom that day, being a man of the same age he was that day, it is fantastic. I recall a Stuart Cink quote regarding that match: "Everyone watching that day was routing for Tom, except my parents, and their loyalties might have been in question."
In the 70s he reminds me of a Kennedy
YEH spot on Tom... no mashed potatoes. . Or INDA hole ... at Royal Troon .⛳⛳⛳⛳🍸🍸
8 Majors and it probably should have been 11 or 12. Wont say the 2009 heartbreak as anyone can bogie the last but should certainly have won the 78PGA and a half decent final round at St Andrews that year he would have won there as well... The 89 Open Greg Normans charge (probably would never do that again probably cost Watson) and the 87 US Open Scott Simpson pipped him
I think losing in 84 at St Andrews broke something in him , I seen an interview and the guy brought it up and he politely didn't want to get involved in any sort of conversation about it ,but what Happened brought his winning to an abrupt end
@@stephenmacdonald76 yes agreed.....Everyone remembers the 17th and his 2 iron and of course Seve's putt on the 18th but ironically as stupid as this sounds IMHO the third round that year finished him as THE BEST. he shot 66 and missed 4 putts under 6 feet otherwise it would have been a 62 or maybe 63 so maybe the self doubts crept in at that point...He declined very quickly from the best in the world to a top 30 player which was so sad to see
@@stephenmacdonald76 Seve was tough rhat day,, making birdie on 18
What red hair you blind
The interverer asked Tom about the disminishment in participation in the game of golf and when this interview was conducted that was a real problem. WOW all it took was a pandemic and golf is more than thriving. Courses are full to the brim despite the price gouging of the participants. That is the ying and yang- the good and the bad of what has happened because of the pandemic. It got the young folks off of their computers/video games and onto the golf course. Too bad for us old folfs that now can't afford to play anymore because of the price gouging.