Two-Time Masters Champion Tom Watson Says He will Retire After the 2016 Masters

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ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND — Two-time Masters champion, Tom Watson, made an official announcement on Wednesday, July 15, that 2016 will be his final trip to Augusta National to compete in the Masters, citing a decline in skills as the reason. Source: pga.com.  ... Read More

Tom Watson Speaks at a Fundraising Event

PFP Sports & Celebrity Talent Agency recently secured golfing great Tom Watson for a fundraising event in Chicago, Illinois.

Tom began the day by taking photos and answering questions from the VIP’s & sponsors. After lunch, he traveled the course taking photos with the participants and concluded the appearance with dinner and a speech, talking about his career and the 2009 British Open where, at nearly 60 years of age and 26 years after his last major championship victory, he lost in a four-hole playoff to Stewart Cink.

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Tom Watson Speaker Booking Agent and Appearance Information

Tom Watson is not only a legend in the world of golf, but is he considered one of the top motivational speakers on the circuit today. He inspires audiences wherever he goes, with stories of how he faced extraordinary challenges throughout his career in order to succeed and excel at the highest level. Tom Watson is a top motivational speaker at PFP Sports and Celebrity Booking Agency.

Watson is generally regarded as one of the greatest links players of all time, a claim backed up by his 5 Open Championship victories. His incredible play and determination were recently demonstrated when he almost won the British Open over 40 years after he started playing golf. ... Read More

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I’ve been fortunate to have attended many great sporting events over the years. With the Super Bowl fast approaching, let’s take a look at the Top 10 events which I believe every avid sports fan should see in-person. ... Read More

Tom Watson Loses British Open to Stewart Cink (Video)

TURNBERRY, Scotland – Tom Watson fought hard in the 138th British Open Championship, holding a one-stroke lead with a hole to play and needing just a par to make history, but it wasn’t meant to be. When Watson hit the 72nd green, he needed two putts to win but unfortunately his ball kept rolling. His playing partner, Australian Matthew Goggin, said later he thought Watson had hit “a perfect shot.” Instead his ball landed in a clump of grass. If it was just a few inches closer, he could’ve comfortably two putted, Goggin guessed. Tom Watson loses to Stewart Cink in a 4-hole playoff. Watch video.

“The playoff was just one bad shot after another,” Watson said, “I didn’t give (Cink) much competition.” “In retrospect, I probably would have hit a 9 iron rather than an 8 iron (into the last hole),” he said during an emotional news conference, “I was thinking 9, but I said, ‘I’ll hit 8’, and I caught it just the way I wanted to, and sure enough, it went too far.” “I chose to putt it from the short rough there. I just felt like I had a better chance to get it close, and I looked at that upslope, looked like there was some grain in there, so I decided I was going to make sure I wasn’t going to leave it short and sure, I gunned it on by and made a lousy putt.”

During his emotional news conference — which ended with a standing ovation to the man they once dubbed the King of Scotland — Watson struggled to maintain his composure. “It would’ve been a hell of a story, wouldn’t it? It wasn’t to be and, yes, it’s a great disappointment. It tears at your gut, as it always has torn at my gut. It’s not easy to take.” “When all is said and done,” he said, “One of the things I hope that will come out of my life is that my peers will say, you know, that Watson, he was a hell of a golfer.” Stewart Cink and Tom Watson British Open Interview.

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