The Open Championship Championship in 2008. In 2009, 59-year-old Tom Watson turned in one of the most remarkable performances ever seen at The Open. Leading the tournament through 71 holes and needing just a par on the last hole to become the oldest ever winner of a major championship, Watson bogeyed, setting up a four-hole playoff, which he would lose to Stewart Cink. In 2013, Phil Mickelson won his first Open Championship at Muirfield. His victory meant that he had won 3 of the 4 majors in pursuit of the career grand slam, just needing the U.S. Open, where he has finished runner-up
Tom Watson (golfer) in 1976 Open Championship)<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place. Defeated Mason in a playoff with par at the second extra hole. "Results not in chronological order before 2017." "Note: The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003."<br> CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place Professional Watson is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and has designed golf courses through his Tom Watson Design company in Kansas. Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA