Everybody loves an underdog.  Tom Watson came into the US open as one of the oldest most experienced players.   Being that he was past his prime, no one gave him a real chance to threaten the favorites in the tournament.  However Golf is a unique Sport whereby sometimes father time lets up a bit.

It was on this day, July 19th, 2009, that Tom Watson came within 1 stroke of winning the British Open.  At 59 years of age, Watson would have been the oldest player to ever win a major.  Stewart Cink surpassed Tom Watson in the 4-hole playoff, earning the championship.

On the 18th hole of the final round, Tom Watson had a 8 foot putt which would have given himself the title.  Had he sunk it – it would have been one of the famous putts of all-time.  However, the putt wasn’t even close, and Watson, unfortunately, was never able to recover during the playoff round.