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Jack Nicklaus Schools Johnny Miller on Putting
Earlier in the week, Jack Nicklaus went about Christening his new golf course in Benton Harbor, Michigan, with a $1 million team skins game featuring him, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, and Johnny Miller. The four were switching off teams every few holes when they came to the par 5 10th. Then the...
The Perfect Goodbye: Watching Watson's Farewell to the Old Course
Yesterday afternoon on the east coast, I didn't get a chance to watch Tom Watson's (likely) final competitive round at St. Andrews. I could see from the leaderboard on my phone that he was not going to make the cut. I read about Tiger Woods waving Watson up and through so that he could finish in...
Watson: "How Many Majors Did Johnny Win?"
One of the hot topics in the Lexus tent at the US Open was the remark made by Johnny Miller early in the week that the younger players today play "chicken golf," and that was an emulation of Jack Nicklaus' style. In an interview with Tom Watson, the '82 Open winner at Pebble was asked about...
Can We Claim Tom Watson as Our Sam Snead?
Tom Watson is ageless. Part of that has to do with a replacement hip that is 59 years younger than he is, but part of it has to do with his mental grit and physical stamina. Watson may have faded on Sunday to finish T29 - and not exempt into next year's Open at Congo - but he again this week...
McIlroy: No Rush to Win A Major Championship
In his pre-US Open press conference, Rory McIlroy was asked whether or not he feels that he is advanced enough in his career and game to win a major championship. His response was both refreshing and kind of surprising. "[M]aybe in a couple of years I'll hopefully be a bit more advanced in my...
Memories of My First Open: Watson's First Round 65 in '03
This year marks the third time that I'll be attending the US Open as a member of the media. The first time that I did so was in 2003, when the Open made its return to Olympia Fields for the first time in nearly 70 years. This was in the years before the words blog, podcast, or Twitter were in the...
New Rules: How Someone Gets Exempted into the US Open
When I got the press release in my inbox yesterday from the USGA that said that Vijay Singh would be exempted into the US Open - in the same company at Tom Watson - I was a bit befuddled. After all, the guy is 59th in the world, outside of the exempt top 50 status for the first time in nearly two...
When Did Golf Get So Interesting?
I was always told that in order to play or be interested in golf, you had to be a middle-aged white guy, wear goofy pants, and have a huge ass. At some point in the last six months, though - probably the day after Thanksgiving - golf got a whole lot more compelling. Sure, Tiger Woods' horde of...
Tom Watson Given Special Exemption Into US Open at Pebble Beach
This morning, the USGA announced that it would be giving Tom Watson a special exemption into the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach. "I am deeply grateful to the USGA for extending me the invitation to play in the U.S. Open at one of my favorite golf courses in the world, Pebble Beach Golf Links," said...
The Case for Tom Watson's Exemption Into the US Open (That We Don't Need to Make)
Get on board the gravy train to Exemptionville! Everyone else is by suggesting that Tom Watson should get one last crack at Pebble in the US Open - site of his classic 1982 triumph over Jack Nicklaus. It's not without good reason. Between Watson nearly winning the Open Championship in July, his...
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