In case you didn't hear, Tom Watson missed becoming the oldest winner on the PGA tour in almost 100 years, as well as the oldest to ever win a major, by eight feet. That's what he had left for a par on the 18th hole and the win.
Instead he bogeyed, played a 4-hole playoff with Stewart Cink, and lost the Open Championship. Still, Watson has nothing to be ashamed of. He was playing against guys that were less than half his age in some cases. He proved that the game of golf will never pass you by as long as you keep trying and working hard, no matter how old you are.
And how about the Georgia Tech alum and Atlanta resident Stewart Cink. The 1997 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year finally was able to conquer a major field and win his first ever Claret Jug as well as his first ever major championship.
And for anyone who tries to say that this win is somehow tainted or that it should have gone to Watson, I say that you have no idea what you're talking about. Do you think Tiger lost any sleep after taking away the U.S. Open championship from Rocco Mediate last year at Torrey Pines? No, he did not. So enjoy it Stewart and don't let anyone knock you off of your high horse.
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