The Herald (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
It was a man from Kansas who captured the Senior Open Championship again, but this time it was not golfing legend Tom Watson but the little-known Bruce Vaughan who took home the £157,000 prize, the biggest of his life.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Two golfers from the windy American heartland state of Kansas, Bruce Vaughan and Tom Watson, were riding high on the leaderboard yesterday at the halfway stage of the £1m Senior Open Championship.
IOL (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Padraig Harrington becomes the first player since Tom Watson to win back-to-back Opens.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Budge over Tiger Woods, Tom Watson, Bobby Jones, Old Tom Morris and all you other legends on the Open's top table. There is a new champion to join you in that exclusive club who have retained their title. Step forward Padraig Harrington, the pride of all Ireland.
The Debatable Land (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
So the old Claret Jug is staying in Ireland for another year. The list of people since 1945 who have retained the Open Championship is: Bobby Locke, Peter Thomson, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods. You can add Padraig Harrington to that list. A remarkable feat, achieved in testing conditions on two of the toughest courses (Carnoustie and Birkdale) on the Open rotation. His five wood...
Even Par Round (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
I found this news wrap-up that mentions the death of Scott Verplank's sister in law, John Daly's troubles, Tom Watson's comentating for ABC, Colin Montomerie, Rocco Mediate, and Jack Nicklaus and the Olympics.
Even Par Round (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Comments: Wonder what all those people who picked Ernie Els to win are thinking right now? He shot 80 today. And I really don't know what they were thinking. He hasn't had any really good results coming in to this event. They would have done better to pick Tom Watson. He's only +4. Sandy Lyle walked off the course after 10 holes. He was +11 and allegedly claimed the course was too tough. Too bad he...
ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX GOLFERS will be vying for it over the next four days. It’s been accidently struck by the golf swing of five-time champion Tom Watson. It’s held various libations consumed by winners over the decades. And it once sat on Ben Curtis’ television for a week so the unlikely Open Championship winner could see it every time he sat down to watch the tube. I’m referring, of course, to the...
Tom McMahon (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Jack Nicklaus 18 Tiger Woods 14 Walter Hagen 11 Ben Hogan 9 Gary Player 9 Tom Watson 8 Harry Vardon 7 Bobby Jones 7 Gene Sarazen 7 Sam Snead 7 Arnold Palmer 7 Nick Faldo 6 Lee Trevino 6 James...
The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
With his victory at the U.S. Open today, Tiger now has 14 major tournament titles. He's already a legend. Here's the all-time list . Jack Nicklaus 18 Tiger Woods 14 Walter Hagen 11 Ben Hogan 9 Gary Player 9 Tom Watson 8 Harry Vardon 7 Bobby Jones 7 Gene Sarazen 7 Sam Snead 7 Arnold Palmer 7 Nick Faldo 6 Lee Trevino 6 James Braid 5 J.H. Taylor 5 Byron Nelson 5 Peter Thomson 5 Seve Ballesteros 5
Memex 1.1 (Free subscription) | 15/06/2008
I'd love to see if Tiger Woods can win, despite still having a wonky knee. Torrey Pines is a bit like Lahinch or Ballybunion, but with better weather. (I grew up playing those courses and have loved them ever since.) Tom Watson famously described Ballybunion as "one of the best and most [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/06/2008
A page on Stanford's Web site recognizes the greatest golfers in school history, from Lawson Little and Bob Rosburg to Tom Watson and Tiger Woods. A row of black-and-white photos sits atop the page - and there, wedged alongside Woods in the upper right-hand...
