Tom Watson Posts Best Masters Score of His Career … at Age 61 …
Tom Watson plays the role of the kindly old grandfather quite well — which is probably easy to do at age 60. He says things that would have you believe he’s just “havin’ a good round of golf” or “got lucky out there” after dropping the best Masters round of his career, a five-under 67.
But the truth is that Watson, as Andy North noted on air earlier, believes he can win a major tournament this late in his career. and why shouldn’t he — despite everything that’s gone on in “golf” the past few months, we’re still less than a year removed from the 2009 British Open, where Watson lost in a four-hole playoff to Stewart Cink.
And winning the Masters isn’t some sort of new notion either — Watson’s got a pair of wins at Augusta, even if they were both 28-plus years ago. is Watson a likely winner? no. but it could happen. is his major success a great story that continues — despite a LOT of negative attention — to give several generations of golfers a chance to really see one of the greats in action? Most definitely.
With nasty weather coming, too, it wouldn’t be shocking at all to see the 61-year-old champion sitting on top of the leaderboard when the second round of play at Augusta kicks off.
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