Sun, Jul 19th, 2009
TURNBERRY, Scotland - It was with heavy heart and moist eyes that I watched the playoff for the 138th Open Championship.
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By the time Tom Watson, his legs shot, butchered the third playoff hole — handing the Claret Jug to Stewart Cink — and then sent his tee shot on the final hole sailing into the stands, I wanted to run out onto the Turnberry links, throw down a white towel and whisk him away.
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