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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Jack Nicklaus cried, Gary Player charmed and Tom Watson won. The three legends played together Wednesday and it all happened in a 90-minute span during the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National.
That’s right, 68-year-old Tom Watson won the event after shooting 6 under par. Tommy Fleetwood and Thomas Pieters tied for second place at 5 under.
“Pretty good,” Wastson said. “It’s the Watson of old.”
Watson won the Masters in 1977 and 1981 said Wednesday that he won the Par 3 Contest once before but he failed to win the Masters that year, keeping the jinx alive - no one has ever won both in the same year.