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Watson is also regarded as one of the greatest links players of all time, a claim backed up by his five Open Championship victories, his runner-up finishes at the 1984 Open Championship and 2009 Open Championship, and his three Senior British Open Championship titles in his mid-50s (2003, 2005, and 2007).
The 1975 Open Championship was the 104th Open Championship, played 9–13 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland.In his first Open, Tom Watson won an 18-hole playoff by one stroke over Jack Newton to win the first of his eight major titles, [3] [4] [5] which included five Open Championships.
The oldest winner of the Open Championship is Tom Morris Sr. (or Old Tom Morris) who was 46 years and 102 days old when he won in 1867. His son, Tom Morris Jr., is the youngest winner of the championship, he was 17 years and 156 days old when he won the 1868 Open Championship. He also won the most consecutive times with four victories (1868 ...
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Defending champion Tom Watson won his fifth Open Championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Andy Bean and Hale Irwin. [2] [3] It was his second consecutive Open win and third in the last four, [4] but was helped by Irwin "whiffing" a one-inch putt on the 14th hole on the third day, which cost him a chance of a play-off with Watson for the ...
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Tom Watson won his only U.S. Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus, [3] for the sixth of his eight major titles. [ 4 ] Watson also won the British Open a month later, to become the fifth player to win both Opens in the same year, joining Bobby Jones ( 1926 , 1930 ), Gene Sarazen ( 1932 ), Ben Hogan ( 1953 ), and Lee Trevino ( 1971 ).
Rickie Fowler will receive a small bowl trophy, however, and a place among historic past winners like Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Tom Watson and more. Masters Par 3 Contest Holes in One