Why is the british open now called the open
Tom Watson Feature - Final Round 2009 Open Championship
sometimes our words just don't tell the
story as well as the sights and sounds
and here they are of the thrilling final
round at the British Open that's your
business to write the story it's my
business to make the story this ball is
going left that's into the people in the
deep grass he's made thousands of these
in his lifetime this was important as
anyone he's putted in 20 years out there
to take and nobody's taking it sick on
18 - Stewart trying to find a way to
make a birdie get it in - I told my
caddie walking off 18 we need to play
this hole like four time and didn't stay
aggressive over three just no way you
can put it on three that's a really good
shot we've only had one birdie in the
last dozen groups here at 18 very good
six could have a look at birdie Watson
can control his destiny right here this
for the lead he's riding one heck of a
chapter a story of his life right here
standing over the birdie putt at the
72nd hole what was going through you in
that situation you just try to block out
everything that your opponents do it
Stewart Cink post 204
if I could swallow if I was on the 18th
age 59 to one shot lead
absolutely perfect it's real simple can
you hit a good iron shot put in the
middle of green if you can he's the Open
champion again
I was thinking 9 but I've setting up
I'll hear Nate I hit the shot I meant to
when it was in the air I said I like it
easy up and down from there
that was an 8-iron he just absolutely
nuked it the retrospect I probably would
hit a 9-iron or than Nathan hit data
just the way I meant to it shows the
putt it from the from the short rough
there I just I just felt like I had
better better chance to get it close so
I thought I was gonna make sure I was
gonna leave it short
[Applause]
if he does not make that Watson and
Stewart Cink would be in a four-hole
playoff there was something out there
put myself in position to win that's
eight to ten footer I actually like this
distance he can stroke this one he's
gonna make this and win and so number
four playoff with Tom Watson and Stewart
Cink somebody will either win their
first-ever major or their knife ever
major matched him a shot for shot now
Watson second shot at a a chubby 5-iron
for my second shot in the first playoff
hole that may have caught the bunker
advantage sink and you know the crowds
on Watson side here for sure
[Music]
you've got to believe he's hugely
disappointed he was right there for the
taking for Tom Watson in the middle of
the 18th fairway left that is deep my
legs didn't work at the drive at 17 that
was about it that time Stuart had pretty
well named shade - Tom Watson at 77
knocking too tight and Stewart Cink
you want to talk about the greatest walk
Thank You toxin
this ain't a funeral you know
Stewart's into major champion
[Music]
would have been I think maybe the
greatest feat in the history of sports
for Tom Watson to have won here yes it's
a great disappointment it tears at your
gut as it always had torn it my gut did
you just run out of gas but look like it
didn't it would have been a hell of a
story wouldn't it it would have been a
hell of a story one of the most
extraordinary performances you will ever
be lucky enough to witness Tom Watson
and the Open Championship 2009 I really
felt I was playing well and I knew how
to play this golf course I just didn't
do it in last hole it was almost it's a
dream almost came true
