While the media circus surrounding a certain Eldrick Woods’ return to golf has overshadowed everything else at this year’s Tradition Unlike Any Other™, it’s worth stepping back to appreciate the absolute absurdity of what Tom Watson has achieved over his last five rounds of major championship golf.
Tom Watson Takes His Time Machine To The Masters With First-Round Lead
↵The last we saw Tom Watson in a major, he very nearly pulled off what would have been the most improbable win in golf history at the British Open, losing in a playoff after missing a putt on the 72nd hole that would have given him the Claret Jug for a sixth time.
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↵The (at the time) 59 year-old Watson would have been the oldest major champion by a whopping 11 years, and inspired other geriatric golfers to keep competing with their much younger counterparts.
↵But apparently Watson was not done. The eight-time major champion jumped out to a share of the first-round lead at the Masters with a 5-under round that should once again inspire waves of nostalgia for the former great.
↵But if Woods got the “Tiger Slam” for holding all four major championships simultaneously, just not in the same calendar year, can we call this the “Watson Major” for having the best final five rounds of major championship golf? Or maybe call it the “Bob Hope Major”, in honor of the only five-round tournament on the PGA? Watson deserves something for what he’s been able to do against golfers half his age.
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