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
golf wind challenges
Muirfield without a wind is like a lady undressed. No challenge.
golf two lasts
The person I fear most in the last two rounds is myself.
golf games trying
This game is so elusive. You try to maintain the peaks and level up the valleys.
good happy lesson life worry
I'm very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don't worry about anything that I can't control. That's a really good lesson in life.
favorite fried meal
My favorite meal has always been fried chicken.
contention dreams feeling guys longer sleeping trouble
Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.
finished five four good hole holes last life lousy messed played round
When you come off that last hole and you've just finished a good round of golf, life is good. When you come off that last hole and you messed it up through four or five holes and just played a lousy round of golf, it's just not a very good day. It just isn't.
came hard life push taught within
My father wasn't a hard guy. He was a well-liked guy. He had a lot of compassion about things in life. There were rules, but there was also flexibility within those rules. He didn't push me when it came to golf: he just taught me the right way to play the game.
game
Golf is a game of ego, but it is also a game of integrity: the most important thing is you do what is right when no one is looking.
ball best chip club hitting late putt struggled swing though until won
I didn't learn how to swing a golf club until late in my career. And even though I won all those tournaments, I still struggled with consistency, and I relied on my strengths, which were hitting the ball long and high, and I could chip and putt with the best of 'em.
learning liking mean
I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win.
basketball football high kid loved played school sports throughout
I played team sport as a kid and loved it. I played basketball and football throughout high school into college in the intramurals and I loved it. There was nothing like a team.
A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.
quotes tournament
We tournament golfers are much overrated. We get paid to much.