My father wasn't a hard guy. He was a well-liked guy. He had a lot of compassion about things in life. There were rules, but there was also flexibility within those rules. He didn't push me when it came to… — Tom Watson Copy Share Image
I think my swing's a pretty long swing, so that helps in the sense that it doesn't get too short because of age. As many of the people, many of the golfers do when they get older, their swing gets… — Tom Watson Copy Share Image
Ballybunion is the course on which many golf architects should live and play on before they build golf courses. — Tom Watson Copy Share
I hope that I've been able to treat people with the respect they've shown me. That's basically the tenet you try to live by.… — Tom Watson Copy Share
I guess I have never been much of a complainer. You just take what is given you, and don't complain about what you can't… — Tom Watson Copy Share
I love the competition, and if I can continue to compete and give myself a chance to win tournaments, I'll still play out here.… — Tom Watson Copy Share
Golfers who play a lot of courses often encounter short ledges or retaining walls, and I always had fun hopping down from them. I… — Tom Watson Copy Share
When you come off that last hole and you've just finished a good round of golf, life is good. When you come off that… — Tom Watson Copy Share
From the time I won the Kansas City Match Play championship at age 14, I never wanted to be anything but a golfer. — Tom Watson Copy Share
My golf swing is a bit like ironing a shirt. You get one side smoothed out, turn it over and there is a big… — Tom Watson Copy Share
All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. — Tom Watson Copy Share
I love the way the game of golf is lived and played in Scotland. I always have. — Tom Watson Copy Share
Sometimes you have to lose major championships before you can win them. It's the price you pay for maturing. The more times you can… — Tom Watson Copy Share
I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win. — Tom Watson Copy Share
My career was one of just taking it step by step. I didn't know how I was gonna fare on the professional circuit when… — Tom Watson Copy Share
I have a special feeling for Blue Hills CC, where I won perhaps the most important tournament of my life when I was 14… — Tom Watson Copy Share
