What can anyone say? 59 year old Tom Watson was down to the last shot he had to make to win–a 180 yard fairway shot to the green. He chose one club too many and the rest is history. Watson certainly captued the imagination of the entire world. The missed putt on 18 for Watson was hard to watch as pressure got the better of him.  For Cink it was his first major.

Can the greatest Links player in the history of golf hold on? Who could be the spoiler? My gut instincts tell me Jim Furyk or Stewart Cink could destroy the hopes of every Senior golfer in the land.Watson tees off at 9:20 AM–let’s hope at 1:30 we are watching him walk up 18 victorious.

Which is a bigger story? Truthfully, any golfer who strays his drives like Tiger did the past 2 days will probably succumb to the same fate of missing the cut. But the real story here is a 59 year old man, albeit the greatest Links player of all time, is leading the Open Championship after 2days. Yes, this could be the biggest sports story of the decade should Watson win the Claret Jug!!

Tiger Woods misses the the cut in “The Open”.  ABC executives are sick.  No one other than hard core golf fans watch the sport unless Tiger Woods is in contention.  However a great story is unfolding. 59 year old Tom Watson, a 5 time winner of the world’s most revered golf tournament is tied for the lead after 36 holes.  Last year, 54 year old Greg “The Shark” Norman, a two time Open champion, played exceptionally well for 54 holes before … Read More »