I hate to use the "c" word so I won't but Watson had it in his grasp and he let it go. You could see him crumble in the playoff....all the steam went out of him with that missed putt to win at 18. Congrats to Cink....he played a helluva round today.
That said, it takes nothing away from the magnitude of Tom Watson's performance. Unbelievable.....a story-book drama right out of a novel. It's the greatest thing in the history of golf that almost happened. And, it was downright inspiring.
Having had back trouble the past decade, I haven't played golf in a long time. Also, I'm a contemporary of Tom Watson's (just a few years behind him) so he is definitely a generational figure to whom I can relate. So....you know what? I think I might just go up in the attic and dust off that old golf bag of mine.....maybe head on over the the driving range and see if maybe I can resurrect a little bit of that youthful magic like the great Tom Watson did this past week at Turnberry.
Thanks, Tom. You were great this week. You give hope and inspiration to other old bastards like me who sometimes have the misguided perception that we might be over the hill. Thanks for reminding us that we aren't.