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unusual facts about Tom Watson



Customer engineer

Originally simply engineer, those who specialized in servicing IBM equipment in use by its customers were designated customer engineers by Tom Watson circa 1942.

Kingdom magazine

Editorial content is not limited to Palmer; Donald Trump is a regular contributor and many famous celebrities and golfers from Tom Watson to Vince Gill, have appeared within its covers.

Media Standards Trust

The campaign was directly supported by: Lord Fowler, Professor Onora O’Neill, Francis Wheen, Tom Watson MP, Dr Ben Goldacre, Baroness Helena Kennedy, Sir David Bell, DD Guttenplan, Professor Roy Greenslade, Professor Ian Hargreaves, John Lloyd, Isabel Hilton, Ian Jack, John Pilger, John Prescott, Richard Peppiatt, Andreas Whittam Smith and others.

Pacific Links International

In developing the 27 Club, 27 golf champions—including Greg Norman, Mark O'Meara, Tom Watson, Fred Couples, Annika Sorenstam and Vijay Singh—are designing their favourite elements into each hole, reflecting the unique character of their individual games.

Pebble Beach Golf Links

It has an exceptionally distinguished set of champions including Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tom Kite, Tiger Woods, and Graeme McDowell.

Ralph Lauren Corporation

The company also sponsors US professional golfers Webb Simpson, Tom Watson, Jonathan Byrd, Davis Love III and Luke Donald; as well as LPGA golfer Morgan Pressel.

Reunion, Florida

It is the only resort in the world featuring three signature golf courses designed by legendary golfers, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Arnold Palmer.

Silicon Alley

The first publication to cover Silicon Alley was @NY, an online newsletter founded in the summer of 1995 by Tom Watson and Jason Chervokas.

St. Mellion International Resort

The Jack Nicklaus Signature Course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and was officially opened in 1988 with the hosting of a USA vs GB match featuring Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson representing the USA against Sandy Lyle and Nick Faldo representing Great Britain.

The Jom and Terry Show

The band, in addition to Watt on vocals and bass, included Tom Watson (Slovenly, Red Krayola) on guitar and vocals and Jerry Trebotic on drums.


see also

Duel in the Sun

The 1977 Open Championship in golf, which saw an epic duel between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus

Hip replacement

Once an uncommon operation reserved for frail patients with a limited life expectancy, hip replacement is now common, even among active athletes including race car drivers Bobby Labonte and Dale Jarrett, and British Open runner-up, golfer Tom Watson.