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“I have a special feeling for Blue Hills CC, where…” quote by Tom Watson — Download Open image

“I have a special feeling for Blue Hills CC, where I won perhaps the most important tournament of my life when I was 14 - the Kansas City Match Play Championship. It gave me a dream of becoming a professional golfer.”

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