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Tom Watson

1949 - Today

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Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American golfer. In the 1970s and 1980s, Watson was one of the leading golfers in the world, winning eight major championships and heading the PGA Tour money list five times. He was the number one player in the world according to McCormack's World Golf Rankings from 1978 until 1982; in both 1983 and 1984, he was ranked second behind Seve Ballesteros. He also spent 32 weeks in the top 10 of the successor Sony Rankings in their debut in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Watson is the 17th most popular golfer (down from 13th in 2019), the 13,647th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,107th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Tom Watson ranks 17 out of 71. Before him are Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Greg Norman, Byron Nelson, Annika Sörenstam, and Old Tom Morris. After him are George Lyon, Michelle Wie, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, and Pak Se-ri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Tom Watson ranks 760. Before him are Jim Gilmore, James S. Voss, Antony Sher, Dave Greenfield, Evgenij Ermenkov, and Marilyn Quayle. After him are Daniel Giger, Nigel Olsson, John Leckie, Robert D. Cabana, Bruce Fairbairn, and Susan Lindquist.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Watson ranks 13,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Close (1967), Ray LaHood (1945), Marguerite Chapman (1918), Jonathan Lethem (1964), Jake Johnson (1978), and Gary Valentine (1961). After him are Davis Guggenheim (1963), Kelli Giddish (1980), Mitch Albom (1958), Chris Bosh (1984), Jeff Gordon (1971), and Daniel Handler (1970).

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Among GOLFERS In United States

Among golfers born in United States, Tom Watson ranks 11. Before him are Ben Hogan (1912), Lee Trevino (1939), Sam Snead (1912), Walter Hagen (1892), Gene Sarazen (1902), and Byron Nelson (1912). After him are Michelle Wie (1989), Phil Mickelson (1970), John Daly (1966), Justin Thomas (1993), Fred Couples (1959), and Patty Sheehan (1956).

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