2011: Made 12 appearances on the Champions Tour for the third consecutive year but still managed to post his highest standing on the final money list since 2007 thanks to a history-making performance at the Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla in late May.

Won his 14th career title and sixth major championship on the Champions Tour when he prevailed in a one-hole playoff over David Eger at the Senior PGA Championship in Kentucky. It was his first major triumph since the 2007 Senior British Open and the victory came 10 years, 2 days after he won the same event in 2001 at Ridgewood CC in New Jersey. At 61 years, 8 months, 25 days, he became the oldest player to win a major championship since the advent of the Champions Tour in 1980 and he also became the third-oldest winner of any Champions Tour event. Hale Irwin had previously held that distinction of the oldest to win a major when he won the 2004 Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla at age 59 years, 11 months, 28 days. His sixth major title also tied him with Gary Player for third place on the all-time majors list, two behind Jack Nicklaus and one behind Irwin. Dueled David Eger near the end of the event and, after missing an opportunity to win in regulation on the final hole, made amends minutes later when he drained a 3-foot birdie putt to defeat Eger.

Had a good chance to claim a second consecutive major at the Senior British Open at Walton Heath. After opening with 75, rallied with rounds of 68-69-67 for a T3, three strokes back of Russ Cochran. Performance was his best at this championship since last winning in 2007.

At the start of the year, made a spirited run at defending his Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai title but final-round 68 left him third, three strokes back of John Cook. Performance was his eighth top-10 on the Big Island, the most by a player in event history.

Completed early Hawaii schedule by successfully defending his Kaanapali Champions Skins Game title with Jack Nicklaus. After a four-hole carryover, holed a key 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that gave the duo $250,000 and clinched the title. Duo finished the competition with $310,000, edging out Bernhard Langer-Mark O'Meara by $10,000. Win was his fourth overall in Senior Skins and third with Nicklaus as a partner.

Made his 38th career start at the Masters (missed cut).

Also aced No. 6 in the second round of the British Open at Royal St. George's, his fifth PGA TOUR hole-in-one, with all of them coming at venues that have hosted major championships (Riviera CC, Torrey Pines GC, Pebble Beach GL, Baltusrol GC, Royal St. George's). Eventually finished T22 in the event.

Champions Tour Player of the Month for May. 2010: Got his season off to a quick start with back-to-back wins in Hawaii.

Birdied the last two holes at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai to overtake Fred Couples for his 13th career Champions Tour title.

Holed an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 17 to tie Couples and then won the tournament with a 5-foot birdie putt on the final hole. Victory also ended an 0-for-33 drought on both the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour in Hawaii and gave him official TOUR titles in five different decades. Win at 60 years, 4 months, 20 days also made him the 13th-oldest winner in Champions Tour history and first player over 60 to win since Gil Morgan at the 2007 Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. His 22-under-par 194 total was the lowest 54-hole score of his Champions Tour career and he also became the first wire-to-wire winner of the Mitsubishi event since Tom Kite in 2002.

One week earlier, started his season teaming with Jack Nicklaus to win the Wendy's Champions Skins Game at Royal Kaanapali GC on Maui in Hawaii. Duo combined for 10 skins and $350,000.

Tied his Champions Tour career low when he shot a final-round 62, leading to a T3 finish at the Toshiba Classic in March. Round included eight birdies and an eagle.

Closed with a final-round 66 at Sahalee to finish solo fifth at the U.S. Senior Open. Became the first player over age 60 to record a top-five finish at that championship since 61-year-old Jack Nicklaus was T4 in 2001 U.S. Senior Open at Salem CC.

Early in the year, made his first appearance on the European Tour in almost 17 years (1993 German Masters) and shot a final-round 68 at Emirates GC to finish T8 at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Became the oldest player ever to register a top-10 finish in a regular European Tour event.

Was among the first-round leaders at his 37th Masters after posting a 5-under 67 at Augusta National. Round matched his best Masters score. With son Michael caddying, eventually finished T18 after rounds of 73-73 on the weekend.

One day following the Masters, received a special exemption to play in the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he finished T29 at age 60, making him the second-oldest player to make the cut in the tournament (Sam Snead remains the oldest at age 61, finishing T29 in 1973). Watson also became the first player to compete in all five U.S. Opens staged at the historic layout on the Monterey Peninsula. 2009: Nearly pulled off one of the all-time great stories in sports in July when he lost a four-hole playoff to Stewart Cink at the British Open at Turnberry. Appeared on the verge of claiming his sixth Open title when he headed to the 72nd hole with a one-stroke lead on the field. After a near-perfect drive, his second shot, an 8-iron, rolled through the green and down a slope. He putted to within 8 feet and, needing a par to claim the title, saw his putt fall short, forcing a playoff with Cink. After posting a bogey and par on the first two holes, he followed with a double bogey and a bogey, ending his bid to become the oldest winner of the event at age 59.

Four of his seven top-10s on the 2009 Champions Tour came in major championships.

Suffered another heartbreaking defeat at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. Was in command with a four-stroke lead through 54 holes at Baltimore CC and, despite a final-round 70, was nipped by a stroke when a hard-charging Jay Haas carded a final-round 64.

Fired a 4-under-par 66 in his final round at the Senior PGA Championship which eventually led to a fourth-place finish at the Canterbury GC near Cleveland.

Was T5 at the JELD-WEN Tradition in August, after posting rounds of 69-67 on the weekend. It was his seventh top-10 finish in the event in nine career starts.

Also was T8 at the Senior British Open at Sunningdale. Was in contention through 36 holes, but an even-par 70 dropped him back. 2008: Underwent left-hip replacement surgery on October 2 in California.

Became the first player to successfully defend his title at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am near Tampa. Edged Scott Hoch and Jay Haas by one stroke. Managed to scramble for a bogey on the final hole after dunking his second shot in the water at No. 18. When it appeared there would be a playoff, he was the beneficiary of Hoch's missed putt for par from 4 feet. Victory was his 11th on the Champions Tour and 50th overall in a Tour-sanctioned event. Joined Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Hale Irwin and Lee Trevino as the only players with at least 10 wins on the Champions Tour, 20 victories on the PGA TOUR and a combined 50 titles on both Tours.

Followed his victory in Tampa by teaming with Andy North to win the Legends Division title at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. The pair opened with a 13-under par 59 and followed with rounds of 62-64 for a wire-to-wire victory in Savannah. Played all 54 holes without a bogey for the fourth straight year, a stretch of 162 holes. The pair had won three consecutive titles in the unofficial Raphael Division before the win in the Legends Division, which became an official event in 2008. 2007: A two-time winner for the first time since 2005.

Continued his run of success at the Senior British Open when he prevailed in adverse conditions to win by one stroke over Mark O'Meara and Stewart Ginn at Muirfield in July. Despite a double bogey at the 72nd hole, claimed the event for the third time, duplicating victories in 2003 and 2005. Victory gave him eight official wins in the British Isles (five British Opens and three Senior British Opens), including seven in Scotland and 13 major championships overall. The win also made him the second three-time champion of that event, joining Gary Player.

First victory of 2007 season came in February. Braved chilly and windy conditions near Tampa to win the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, holding off both Jay Haas and Andy Bean by a stroke at the TPC Tampa Bay. The win ended a 0-93 victory drought in Florida (0-77 on the PGA TOUR and 0-16 on the Champions Tour). Played his last nine holes in 3-under and made key par saves on two of his last four holes to preserve the win, his first since the end of the 2005 season.

Also teamed with good friend Andy North to win a third straight Raphael Division title at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Duo edged Gary Koch and Roger Maltbie by one stroke in the 36-hole better-ball competition in Savannah and did not make a bogey for the third consecutive year.

Teamed with Jack Nicklaus to win nine skins and a split of the $320,000 first prize at the Wendy's Champions Skins Game on Maui in January.

Champions Tour Player of the Month for July. 2006: Made a strong bid for the U.S. Senior Open in July at Prairie Dunes CC. Held a two-stroke margin over eventual winner Allen Doyle after 54 holes, but started Sunday's final round with bogeys on three of the first six holes and eventually could not hold off a Sunday charge from Doyle.

Teamed with Andy North to win second consecutive Raphael Division title at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Duo fired 36-hole better-ball score of 62-61—123 (21-under). 2005: Roared back from a six-stroke deficit to Jay Haas with a final-round, 8-under-par 64 to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, as well as the season-long Charles Schwab Cup for the second time. His final round included 10 birdies and just two bogeys. Drained a 20-foot putt on the final hole to build a one-stroke margin over Haas and then watched as Haas' birdie putt fell short moments later to give him his third win in the event. His first-place check for $440,000 equaled the largest of his Champions Tour career. In the process, earned 1,320 points (based on triple points in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship) and jumped four players to win the Charles Schwab Cup and the $1-million annuity which goes to the winner.

Earlier in the year, ended almost a two-year official victory drought when he triumphed for the second time at the Senior British Open, this time at Royal Aberdeen. Defeated Des Smyth with a par-3 on the third playoff hole after the duo had finished 72 holes on the Balgownie links in 4-under-par 280. Win was his fourth major championship and seventh overall title on the Champions Tour. Overcame a first-round, 4-over 75, the highest start by a winner since Bruce Lietzke won the 2002 Audi Senior Classic after opening with the same score.

Earned July Player of the Month honors.

Teamed with good friend Andy North to win the unofficial Raphael Division at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf by four strokes. Duo combined for a bogey-free, better-ball score of 16-under 128 over 36 holes. 2004: Made just 12 official starts on the Champions Tour and was troubled by hip and shoulder problems throughout the season.

Won his first Wendy's Champions Skins Game early in the season when he two-putted for a par from 25 feet on the third extra playoff hole and then watched Lee Trevino three-putt from 25 feet for a bogey. Finished with eight birdies and an eagle to collect 10 skins and $400,000 at Wailea.

Continued to be snakebit at The ACE Group Classic, losing in a three-way playoff with winner Craig Stadler and Gary Koch. 2003: Experienced a bittersweet season as he had his finest year on the Champions Tour at the same time he was teaming with long-time caddie and friend Bruce Edwards in his battle against Lou Gehrig's disease.

Was either first or second in half of his 14 appearances on the Champions Tour, and as a result of his stellar play throughout the campaign, earned all of the circuit's top honors, winning the first of two Charles Schwab Cups, the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year Award, the Arnold Palmer Award and the Byron Nelson Trophy.

Donated his $1-million annuity for winning the Schwab Cup to ALS research and patient care and other charities. Throughout the course of the season, helped raise nearly $3 million for ALS-related causes and other charities.

Was the leading money-winner for the first time since 1984, with a personal-best $1,853,108, and earned the most money per start on the Champions Tour, $132,365.

Earned first Player of the Year honor since 1984.

Was under par in 37 of 48 rounds and stroke average of 68.81 was at the time, the second lowest in Champions Tour history (Hale Irwin, 68.59, 1998).

Became the first player ever to compete in all nine major championships on the PGA TOUR/Champions Tour combined in a single season.

Won multiple major titles in a season for the first time on the Champions Tour since Gil Morgan in 1998 and for the first time in his career since 1982. In July, won his second career major on the Champions Tour when he outdueled Englishman Carl Mason on the Ailsa course at Turnberry for an emotional win at the Senior British Open Championship in Scotland. Only had one three-putt over his 74 holes and posted a final-round 64, the lowest finish ever by a winner in Senior British Open history. His 6-under Sunday score, coupled with Mason's double bogey at the 72nd hole, allowed Watson to get into a playoff. Eventually defeated Mason with a par-4 on the second extra hole to become just the 11th player, and first since Hale Irwin in 1998, to win an official event on both the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour at the same venue.

In his next start in late August, became the first player since Hale Irwin in 1998 to win consecutive majors when he claimed the JELD-WEN Tradition, the first fifth major in Champions Tour history, near Portland, OR. With Edwards on the bag, edged Jim Ahern, Tom Kite and Gil Morgan by a stroke when he got his ball up and down from a greenside bunker for birdie on the final hole. Roller coaster event included a second-round, 10-under 62 at The Reserve, tying the lowest round ever posted in a major on the Champions Tour, and a 1-over 73 on Saturday that made him just the third Tradition winner ever with an over-par score among the four rounds.

Edged Jim Thorpe for the money title and also clinched the Charles Schwab Cup at the end of the season with a solo second-place finish at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, CA.

Received a special exemption to play in his first U.S. Open since 2000 and made headlines on Thursday when he was tied for the first-round lead after posting a 5-under 65. Eventually T28 at Olympia Fields after shooting 7-over 147 on the weekend. 2002: For the second time, saved his best for last and won the season-ending SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia. Opened with a 2-over 74, but played the last 52 holes of the event without making a bogey (17-under) despite cold, rainy weather in Oklahoma City. His $440,000 paycheck was largest as a professional.

Made his first hole-in-one on the Champions Tour and 13th of his career, in the opening round (16th hole, 6-iron, 156 yards) at TwinEagles during The ACE Group Classic.

Lost to Don Pooley in a playoff for the U.S. Senior Open at Caves Valley. Played his last 10 holes in 5-under to catch Pooley and then matched him with three pars and a birdie in overtime before finally falling to Pooley's birdie on No. 18, the fifth extra hole. 2001: Won his first Champions Tour major title. Triumphed at the Senior PGA Championship in New Jersey. After opening with a 72, followed with rounds of 69-66-67 to edge Jim Thorpe by one stroke at Ridgewood CC. 2000: Saved his best for the last official event of the season, claiming the IR SENIOR TOUR Championship in Myrtle Beach. Was T3 after 54 holes, but fired a 6-under-par 66 on the final day for the victory. Held off a late charge by John Jacobs for a one-stroke win. Win at TPC Myrtle Beach made him the first to claim season-ending events on both TOURs (won 1987 Nabisco Championship of Golf).

T9 at the PGA Championship near Louisville, the best performance by a senior in that event since Sam Snead T3 in 1974. Matched his career-best round in a PGA Championship when he posted a 65 on Saturday at Valhalla. 1999: Claimed his first Champions Tour win in his second start, the Bank One Championship in Dallas.

At the time, became the third-youngest player ever to win a Champions Tour event at 50 years, 15 days. Gil Morgan (50 years, 11 days at the 1996 Ralphs Senior Classic) and George Archer (50 years, 14 days at the 1989 Gatlin Brothers Southwest Classic).

Big fan of hometown Kansas City Royals.

Active in Kansas City area charitable endeavors and development of golf courses for junior players.

Named The Greenbrier's golf professional emeritus in April 2005.

Favorite golf courses are Ballybunion, Pebble Beach and Harbour Town.

Has worked with Byron Nelson and Stan Thirsk as instructors.

Father got him started in golf at age 6.

Visited military bases in Kuwait and Iraq in the fall of 2007 and went to the Middle East again in 2009.

Continues his fundraising efforts for ALS research.

Honored with the Ambassador of Golf Award by the Northern Ohio Charities in August, 2009.

Received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of St. Andrews on the eve of the 2010 British Open.