Tom Watson
Tom Watson
Professional golfer who was a six-time PGA Player of the Year.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth4 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
basically hope life people respect shown strive successful treat
I hope that I've been able to treat people with the respect they've shown me. That's basically the tenet you try to live by. I haven't been successful at it all my life, but that's what I strive for.
chance time
It's time for old players like me, old fogies like me, to give it up and let the young players have a chance.
guy hilary
A guy said Hilary was at the door,
basketball beautiful compete football game golf good later longer sports
The beautiful thing about the game of golf is you can play good golf and compete well into your later years, and you can't do this in basketball or football or baseball. But in golf, it's a longer live sport.
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It's really kind of rough right there, and I think that will add a lot to that corner, ... When people come to town, they'll see a new building and they'll see progress. And that's what we want.
bad playing
That's one of the things you get when you're playing golf. You get bad backs, bad necks.
front gave good nine struggled
I started way too late. I struggled on the front nine and then I gave myself good putts at the end.
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It was kind of a hot and cold day, ... It was very hot, as I hit the ball within a foot of the hole four times today. But my play off the tee was not very good.
cold hot
It was kind of a hot and cold day,
closure damage debris forced highway
There was damage to roofs there. Debris on the highway forced the closure of U.S. 45.
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That's Jim's other love, besides his family and golf. He knows his music and helped me with my career, which is amazing considering Jim can't sing, doesn't play an instrument and is the world's worst dancer.
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My career was one of just taking it step by step. I didn't know how I was gonna fare on the professional circuit when I qualified. I didn't know whether I was gonna make a dime. I didn't know anything but this one thing: I had some dreams, and I was gonna work harder than anybody out here to ply my trade.
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I've worked with it. I took three putts and hit the first one about 3 inches fat. The second one, I hit it; and I hit the third 15 inches fat. That was it.
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He just keeps on winning. He's got a perfect body for a golf swing. When he's got his swing under control, he's always the man to beat out here. He's so accurate. I don't see him slowing down too much. He's amazing. He's 60, but he's going to continue to win.