Watson happy to have proved himself wrong

LONDON: Back on the seniors tour after nearly winning the British Open, self-styled 'old fogey' Tom Watson says he is happy to have eaten his own words.

"When I was 40 I frankly said: 'I'll never play golf after I'm 50'," the American told reporters last week at the Senior British Open in Sunningdale, where he finished tied for eighth five shots off the lead.

Instead of putting away his clubs, Watson, at the age of 59, went to Turnberry for the British Open, defied his years as the oldest man in the field, and nearly won a record-equaling sixth open title.