The Clarets Jug - Golf British Open

Hello,

So finally the self doubt of age did bow down to the brashness and self belief of youth.
The last hole of the regulation play determined the winner.
Tom Watson had to play par to win the championship and he missed. Just ahead of him Stewart Cink calmly played a birdie and raised his clenched fist as if to say to the crowd "I've made it."

The play offs were a big let down and once Tom Watson hit his second shot in the bunker on the 5th it was all over for the grand old man who had mesmerized the golf fans over the last four days.

OK so he did not win the Clarets Jug but a runners up finish is not bad for a man just 40 odd days short of his 60th birthday.

Cink did play the age old trick just before the play off by making Watson wait at the tee off. But we cannot take away anything from the new champ. He did show nerves of steel through the last nine in regulation play today and was very confident from the tee for the play offs.
Well done Cink.

It seems we have seen the last of Watson in the majors. Bad luck sport.

It was real fun watching the golf at Turnberry. A wonderful golf course and some excellent play.
This and the fact that the players included one just over sixteen and one just about sixty was something people will remember for ages.