Tom Watson

Wins

1. 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · 279 (-9) · won a playoff against Jack Newton
2. 1977 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 276 (-12) · by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus
3. 1977 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · 268 (-12) · by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus
4. 1980 The Open Muirfield · 271 (-13) · by 4 strokes from Lee Trevino
5. 1981 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus
6. 1982 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · 282 (-6) · by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus
7. 1982 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 284 (-4) · by 1 stroke from Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price
8. 1983 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · 275 (-9) · by 1 stroke from Hale Irwin and Andy Bean

Near misses

1. 1978 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 278
2. 1978 PGA Championship Oakmont Country Club · runner-up to John Mahaffey · 276 · lost playoff
3. 1979 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Fuzzy Zoeller · 280 · lost playoff
4. 1983 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · runner-up to Larry Nelson
5. 1984 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Ben Crenshaw · 279
6. 1984 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 278
7. 1987 U.S. Open Olympic Club · runner-up to Scott Simpson
8. 1987 The Open Muirfield · finished 7 · 283 (-1)
9. 1989 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 4 · 277 (-11)
10. 1997 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 282 (-2)
11. 2009 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · runner-up to Stewart Cink · 278 · lost playoff

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 15 matches: 10 won, 4 lost, 1 halved, 10.5 points. Foursomes 4-1-1, four-ball 4-1-0, singles 2-2-0.

1. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club USA · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points
2. 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club USA · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
3. 1983 PGA National Golf Club USA · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 4-1-0, 4 points · automatic
4. 1989 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · tied 14–14 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick
5. 1993 Captain USA · won 15–13
6. 2014 Captain USA · lost 11.5–16.5

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Gary Player's rivals →

Moments

1. 1975 Open Jack Newton set a Carnoustie course record of 65 in the third round, and Bobby Cole led after 54 holes.
2. 1975 Open In the playoff Watson eagled the 14th to take the lead. At the 18th Newton bunkered his approach and missed a par putt from about 18-20 feet, and Watson's par won 71-72.
3. 1977 Masters Tom Watson holed a birdie putt of about 20 feet on the 17th hole to break a tie with Jack Nicklaus.
4. 1977 Masters Nicklaus, who closed with 66, bogeyed the 18th hole and finished two strokes back.
5. 1977 Open In the "Duel in the Sun" final round, Watson holed a 60-foot putt at the 15th to draw level, then birdied the 17th (where Nicklaus missed a 4-footer) to lead for the first time.
6. 1977 Open At the 18th Watson hit a 7-iron to 2 feet. Nicklaus, from the rough, holed a 35-40-foot birdie putt, and Watson tapped in for 65-65 and a record 268. Mark Hayes had shot the Open's first 63 in round 2.
7. 1980 Open Isao Aoki shot 63 in round 3, the second 63 in Open history and the first at Muirfield, on the day Watson's 64 (out 34, home 30) gave him a four-shot lead.
8. 1980 Open Watson sealed the title with five birdies in six holes from the 7th in the final round. This was the first Open to finish on a Sunday.
9. 1981 Masters Jack Nicklaus led after 36 holes at 135 following a second-round 65, but a third-round 75 left him one behind Watson, who won by two.
10. 1981 Masters Greg Norman shared the first-round lead in his Masters debut and finished fourth.
11. 1982 Open In round 3 at the 577-yard par-5 6th, Bobby Clampett (who had been seven clear) found three bunkers and made 8.
12. 1982 Open In the final round, Nick Price birdied the 10th, 11th and 12th to lead by three, then double-bogeyed the 15th from a bunker and dropped a shot at the 17th. Watson's eagle at the 11th, holing out with a 3-iron to 3 feet, carried him through.
13. 1983 Open On the 14th green in round 3, Hale Irwin whiffed a 2-inch tap-in completely, and he finished one stroke behind.
14. 1983 Open At the 72nd hole (18th, 473 yards), Watson hit a 2-iron from about 210-218 yards to within 15 feet and two-putted for par to win.
15. 1977 Ryder Cup 20-year-old Nick Faldo, then the youngest Ryder Cup player, went 3-0, including a 1 up singles win over Tom Watson.

Records and firsts

1. — Open 5 titles · 5 each (James Braid; J.H. Taylor; Peter Thomson; Tom Watson)
2. — Open oldest playoff loser · 59 (2009)
3. 2014 Ryder Cup Oldest captain · 65y 22d