Tom Watson is the latest major champion to join the field at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, to be held August 18-21 at Westchester Country Club.
Watson, who is competing in his 34th British Open this week, has won 14 times since joining the Champions Tour in 1999. A native of Kansas City, MO (near where I grew up, caddied, and learned to love the game), Watson collected 39 career wins while on the PGA TOUR including five British Open victories (1975, ’77, ’80, ’82 and ’83), the 1977 and 1981 Masters and the 1982 U.S. Open. His breathtaking near-win of the 2009 British Open is etched in the memories of golfers everywhere. A four-time Ryder Cup competitor and 1993 Ryder Cup captain, Watson earned player of the year honors on the PGA TOUR six times during his career (1977-’80, ’82 and ’84).
Watson is one of 78 players who will tee it up at next month’s Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, the final major of the Champions Tour season. Though it’s been 17 years since he last competed at Westchester Country Club, he is excited to return. “It’s terrific we are going back there to play and I’m really looking forward to it.”
Watson had eight top-10s at Westchester, including a runner-up finish to David Graham in 1976, when the venue previously hosted the PGA TOUR’s Westchester Classic (now known as The Barclays).
“I like Westchester because the greens have an elevation and you have a few blind shots. It’s really a good golf course because of the variety of shots you have to hit,” Watson recalls. Some of the venue’s off the course treats left a lasting impression on him as well. “I remember they had the best hot dogs in the world down the right side of No. 5.”
Previously announced players include defending champion Mark O’Meara, David Frost, Bob Gilder, Jay Haas, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Loren Roberts, Scott Simpson, Bob Tway, Bobby Wadkins and D.A. Weibring.
Tickets to the vent are on sale now at www.ceseniorplayers.com, or by calling the championship office at 914-481-5900. A single-day grounds ticket is just $20 plus tax and fees. It's valid for grounds admission, good any one day, from August 17-21. A weekly clubhouse-access ticket is available for $125 plus tax and fees and offers admission to the grounds and to the clubhouse every day during the competition rounds, August 18-21. Food and beverage is available in the clubhouse for additional purchase. Children 18 and under and active, retired and reserve military personnel are admitted to the grounds at no charge.
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