Golf Channel · Jul 27, 2019
Watson retiring from The Senior Open, U.S. Senior Open starting next year
Tom Watson announces retirement from Opens
0:004:12Tom Watson will play his final Senior Open round on Sunday.
Watson told Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis on Saturday that he will not play The Senior Open or U.S. Senior Open beginning next year.
“The why is pretty simple: I can’t compete against these guys anymore,” Watson said. “I don’t hit the ball far enough, and when you can’t compete, there’s no sense – I’m a realist. I understand how to play the game, and I just don’t have enough tools in the tool box to compete against these guys out here.”