Champions Tour: Talkin' food with Tom Watson

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Tom Watson won the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf last year with teammate Andy North. As he returns to defend his title, the 12-time Champions Tour winner and 39-time PGA TOUR winner sat down to discuss his favorite meal, snacks and the strangest thing he's ever eaten.

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Q. What food always reminds you of home (Kansas City, Mo.)?

Tom Watson

TOM WATSON: Well, a barbeque beef brisket sandwich from any of the variety of the great barbeque places in Kansas City.

Q. What's your favorite restaurant, and what do you order there?

WATSON: Well, you know, actually, any restaurant that produces a good pan-fried fried chicken. That's what I order there because that's my favorite meal. It's not the best for my health, but fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, and green beans is my birthday dinner. Any time I grew up, on birthdays that what my mom fixed me.

Q. Most memorable meal?

WATSON: Well, I think coming back and having a meal at home after my first semester of college at Stanford. That was my most memorable. Thanksgiving meal, 1967.

Q. Best snack?

WATSON: Fritos.

Q. What's your favorite "competition day" breakfast?

WATSON: The best breakfast is fruit, eggs, smoked salmon and a bagel with cream cheese.

Q. Do you have anything out of the ordinary in your refrigerator at home?

WATSON: No, nothing too unusual. There are a lot of foods that I like. Right now it's deer summer sausage.

Q. What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?

WATSON: Baked sparrow in Japan.

Q. Okay. If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

WATSON: Another meal with my mom and dad.

Q. Do you have any favorite family food tradition?

WATSON: Yes. We always have roast beef for dinner on Christmas at about 1:00 p.m. each year.