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Who beat Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open Golf Championship play-off?

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Who beat Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open Golf Championship play-off?

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In the first round of the 2009 Open Championship at Turnberry, Watson shot a first-round 5-under 65, one stroke behind the leader Miguel Ángel Jiménez.[4] In the second round, he tied for the lead after making a huge putt on the 18th green. His score for the round was 70, 38 out and 32 back. This made Watson – at 59 years of age – the oldest man to have the lead after any round of a major. In addition, with a relatively low-scoring third round, one-over par 71, he kept the lead outright by one shot, so also became the oldest player to lead a major going into the last round. He acknowledged after that 3rd round he was thinking of Bruce Edwards as he walked the 18th fairway.[5] Watson finished regulation 72-hole play in the Open tied for the lead with Stewart Cink, with a cumulative score of -2. He needed a par on the 72nd hole to capture a sixth career Open Championship title, but his second shot on the 72nd hole went over the green. Then, from several yards behind the 18th green, Watso

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Tom Watson beat Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open Golf Championship play-off, and Stewart Cink ended up ‘winning’ the tournament because of many errant shots by Watson.

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