Tom Watson Jabs Obama At Awards Dinner

Tom Watson Jabs Obama At Awards Dinner

Tom Watson had a great first round at the Masters yesterday. The 60-year-old golfer, whose stunning run at the 2009 British Open fell just short of a victory, finished Thursday tied for first with a five-under-par performance. He is the oldest player competing in the Tournament this year.

SportsByBrooks notes that just one night earlier, Watson took a shot at President Obama. As Golf Digest reported, Watson dropped the insult while accepting an award at the Golf Writers Association of America's awards dinner:

Conservative Tom Watson, who shared the Ben Hogan comeback-from-injury award with Ken Green, began by saying, "I feel like President Obama accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. He actually said, 'I'm undeserving of this award.' And I believed him." (applause). We'll I am undeserving too compared to what my fellow golfer Ken Green went through."

Popular in the Community

Close

What's Hot