Punters Beware: Tom Watson Ready For His Final Open
/Our friends at Ladbrokes and William Hill tend to not offer the most scintillating odds on low senior, but Tom Watson's effort at the U.S. Senior Open has set him up well for a send off at St. Andrews that should include (at least) a made cut. 
Bill Fields on Watson's amazing play at 65 and his need to improve long-iron play heading to the five-time Open Champion's finale at St. Andrews.
“My iron game’s got to be more than decent, it’s got to be in good shape,” he said, anticipating the Old Course at St. Andrews.
“If I get the iron game in good shape and I’m putting well, I give myself a fair chance to at least make the cut and to do well there.”
The five-time British Open winner will certainly be able to use putts like the 33-footer for birdie he holed to loud applause on the 18th on Sunday – the second straight day he sank a long one on the hole.
“You’re going to have a lot of long putts,” Watson said. “It’s imperative that week to have really good speed with your putts, good weight, and keep it out of the bunkers. The bunkers are death. If you add strong wind in there, that’s a tough golf course to handle."
**The R&A posted this preview of Watson's farewell and a reminder that the British Golf Museum will be displaying some of his memorabilia during The Open and beyond. There's also some footage shot inside the Royal and Ancient Golf Club's clubhouse, which you don't get to see every day. Watson tells the story of winning at Turnberry in 1977.
