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
British Open Championship Golf out there." He found the mechanics of the putting green to be badly designed, which he cited as "an incredibly serious flaw that takes "British Open Championship Golf" out of contention for the gold cup." Ultimately, he recommended "Links LS" and "Jack Nicklaus 4" over the game, but suggested that future installments or patches might fix the issues. "Computer Gaming World"s Scott A. May wrote that "the game is solid, but ... somewhat unspectacular" compared to "Jack Nicklaus 4" and "Links LS". He stated that the links courses gave the game "a somewhat desolate look and feel", and that, "Historic