Golf Thread: Tom Watson shot 1 under yesterday from the tips

[Bulldogg31]

at one of the most challenging courses on tour. I still think he should have put himself on the last Ryder Cup team. No way we had 12 American players better on European courses than Watson.

 

[dawgphd]

That is amazing.

He's 65.

To further put that in perspective. Crenshaw, who is a couple of years younger, shot 91.

 

[Bulldogg31]

More perspective...Watson is 5'9, weighs about 170 lbs, and hits his driver about 270 yards. That means he's hitting hybrids and fairway woods into some of these par 4's, and probably not reaching any Par 5's in 2.

The difference is the guy can get up-and-down from the porta-john. A good short game means you can play decent golf forever.

On the Ryder Cup point, imagine being 24-year old Victor Dubuisson and hearing, "ok kid, for your singles match you're playing five-time Open Champion Tom Watson. He won his first tournament before your parents were born. He got his AARP card when you were in third grade. Try not to lose to the old man with the entire world watching ok?"

 

[Bulldogg31]

Ouch 9 over today, not quite as good there