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Denis Watson

born , Salisbury, Zimbabwe

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1985 U.S. Open

Near misses

  1. 1985 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · runner-up to Andy North

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Andy North's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1985 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Andy North.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1985.

    Career line, 1985–1985

    U.S. Open
    1985 U.S. Open: runner-up to Andy North
    19851986

    1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Denis Watson was born on October 18, 1955, in Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Watson's best major finish was second, at the 1985 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1985 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · runner-up to Andy North

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.