PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Tom Lewis has a gift for bolting to the top of a leaderboard when least expected.
He did it as a 20-year-old English amateur in the first round of The Open at Royal St. George’s.
He shot 65 playing alongside Tom Watson, the five-time Open champion, back in the summer of 2011. The pairing added to nature of that special day. Lewis got his first name as respect for Watson, whom his father idolized.
Lewis left Royal St. George’s as low amateur, pegged as a future star.
The long, twisting journey hasn’t gone as expected, but almost a decade later Lewis continues to battle and surprise.