The Open's Toughest Weather | Royal St George's 2011

Wonderful Watson shines again

Another notable performance on day three of The 140th Open came from five-time Champion Golfer Tom Watson.

Two years on from his staggering performance at Turnberry, where he was ultimately beaten in a play-off by Stewart Cink, Watson showed he was still capable of competing with the game’s best at the age of 61.

Despite facing the worst of the conditions, Watson went round in 72, the joint-best score of anyone out in the first 19 groups.

“My 72 was pretty good for an old guy,” said the Kansas City native with a smile.

“When you get older, and you’ve played enough links golf, you learn how to deal with it, to accept it if you’re going to be successful at it. The older the player, the more comfortable you are with those uncertainties and the way the game has to be played.”

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