Description
This is a signed paper of Denis Watson
The signature was done in Black
"Good Luck"
Denis Leslie Watson (born 18 October 1955) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe.
Born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) Watson was educated at Oriel Boys High School, Chisipite. He was Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year in 1975, but went on to represent South Africa in the World Series of Golf in 1980 and 1982 – sporting connections between Rhodesia and Apartheid South Africa were blurred at the time, for example the Rhodesian cricket team was once part of the South African domestic set-up.
Watson turned professional in 1976 and played on the European Tour from 1978 to 1980. After moving to the United States, where he joined the PGA Tour, he had his career year in 1984 when he won the Buick Open, NEC World Series of Golf, and Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational to tie for the most wins on the PGA Tour that season.
Watson finished second in the 1985 U.S. Open, missing out on forcing a playoff by one shot, having incurred a two-stroke penalty earlier in the tournament. The penalty was assessed on the eighth hole in the first round, after he had waited longer than the allowed ten seconds for a putt that had hung on the lip of the hole to drop in. The ball did fall into the hole, but the birdie was disallowed and the penalty strokes added. The USGA and R&A, the sports governing bodies, have since amended the penalty for this rules infraction to just a single stroke. Andy North was eventually the only player to beat him, by one shot despite himself bogeying the last hole.
Watson's career came to a sudden halt when he was injured while playing in the 1985 Goodyear Classic in South Africa. While hitting his ball out of the rough with a 9-iron, he struck a tree stump that had been hidden from view causing damage to his wrist, elbow and neck. He went on to win the tournament, but his problems had just begun. He required surgery on his wrist and neck, and was initially told that he would never play again. He did, but was unable to consistently reach the high standard that he had previously attained and after several more operations he retired towards the end of the 1990s.
After turning fifty, Watson joined the Champions Tour, and began to rediscover competitive form. He won the 2007 Senior PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, a senior major, by two strokes over Argentina's Eduardo Romero, his first win in 23 years. He was voted the 2007 Champions Tour Rookie of the Year.
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (3)
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
To par
Margin
of victory
Runner-up
1
12 Aug 1984
Buick Open
70-70-63-68=271
−17
1 stroke
Payne Stewart
2
26 Aug 1984
NEC World Series of Golf
69-62-70-70=271
−9
2 strokes
Bruce Lietzke
3
23 Sep 1984
Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational
69-66-68-70-68=341
−15
1 stroke
Andy Bean
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponent(s)
Result
1
1982
Bay Hill Classic
Tom Kite, Jack Nicklaus
Kite won with birdie on first extra hole
South African Tour wins (1)
1985 Goodyear Classic
PGA Tour Champions wins (4)
Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (3)
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
To par
Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
1
27 May 2007
Senior PGA Championship
71-71-69-68=279
−9
2 strokes
Eduardo Romero
2
26 Aug 2007
Boeing Classic
69-69-69=207
−9
Playoff
R. W. Eaks, David Eger,
Gil Morgan, Naomichi Ozaki,
Dana Quigley, Craig Stadler
3
16 Mar 2008
AT&T Champions Classic
73-71-65=209
−7
Playoff
Brad Bryant, Loren Roberts
4
4 May 2008
FedEx Kinko's Classic
67-70-69=206
−10
1 stroke
Scott Hoch, Tim Simpson,
Nick Price
Champions Tour playoff record (2–0)
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponents
Result
1
2007
Boeing Classic
R. W. Eaks, David Eger,
Gil Morgan, Naomichi Ozaki,
Dana Quigley, Craig Stadler
Won with eagle on second extra hole
Eger, Morgan, Ozaki, and Quigley eliminated with birdie on first hole
2
2008
AT&T Champions Classic
Brad Bryant, Loren Roberts
Won with birdie on third extra hole
Bryant eliminated with birdie on second hole
Results in major championships
Tournament
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Masters Tournament
T53
CUT
T27
U.S. Open
T2
T12
T36
The Open Championship
T41
CUT
T15
WD
T47
CUT
PGA Championship
CUT
33
T40
71
T40
T48
Tournament
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
WD
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
CUT
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1980 Open Championship)
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary[edit]
Tournament
Wins
2nd
3rd
Top-5
Top-10
Top-25
Events
Cuts made
Masters Tournament
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
U.S. Open
0
1
0
1
1
2
4
3
The Open Championship
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
3
PGA Championship
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
5
Totals
0
1
0
1
1
3
20
13
Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Champions Tour major championships[edit]
Wins (1)[edit]
Year
Championship
Winning score
Margin
Runner-up
2007
Senior PGA Championship
−9 (71-71-69-68=279)
2 strokes
Eduardo Romero
Results timeline[edit]
Results not in chronological order before 2012.
Tournament
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Senior PGA Championship
1
T26
CUT
CUT
CUT
DQ
The Tradition
T9
T52
T50
61
T45
62
Senior Players Championship
T31
T27
72
T11
DNP
DNP
U.S. Senior Open
T5
T52
T52
T53
DNP
DNP
Senior British Open Championship
T16
DNP
T8
T41
DNP
DNP
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