Name: Tom Watson claims 17th career victory at the Memorial
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Description: At the 1979 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Tom Watson won his 17th PGA TOUR title with tough weather conditions and very fast greens. At the time of the tournament, Jack Nicklaus called the course “impossible.”

At the 1979 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, Tom Watson won his 17th PGA TOUR title with tough weather conditions and very fast greens. At the time of the tournament, Jack Nicklaus called the course “impossible.”

Tom Watson claims 17th career victory at the Memorial

The 1983 Skins Game was the first of it’s kind, hosted at the Desert Highlands in Scottsdale, Arizona, featuring Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Tom Watson. Check out the best shots and highlights from the incredible event.


Nicklaus, Palmer, Player and Watson | 1983 Skins Game

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Tom Watson’s 85-yard approach yields birdie at The Greenbrier

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Tom Watson comments before The Greenbrier

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Tom Watson converts a 16-foot putt for birdie at RBC Heritage

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Tom Watson comments before RBC Heritage

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Watson pars No. 12 in Round 2 of The Greenbrier Classic

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Watson comments before The Greenbrier Classic

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