Tom Watson made a chip-shot birdie on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links on this date in 1982 that snatched a victory from Jack Nicklaus and gave him the U.S. Open championship.

Tom Watson is jubilant after sinking a birdie two on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach to take the lead over Jack Nicklaus in the final round of the U.S. Open Championship on Sunday, June 20, 1982.

Watson’s won both the Open Championship and the U.S. Open in 1982. In his first and only U.S. Open win, win, he made a chip shot from the greenside rough on the 71st hole for a birdie followed ...

In this web-series special feature, the Herald revisits those moments, starting with arguably the most famous shot in history – Tom Watson”s chip in 1982. 1982 U.S. Open — Tom Watson”s Chip ...

Tom Watson reveals what helped him win the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Tom Watson tells a story about what helped him win the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Adam Schupak ...

A quick reset: 1982 U.S. Open, 71st hole, Watson’s ball buried in the rough behind the 17th green, potential bogey turned into epoch-altering birdie, heavens singing, waters of Stillwater Cove ...

As spring turned to summer in 1982, Tom Watson, the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year in four of the past five seasons, found himself uncharacteristically struggling with his golf game. In fact, he was ...

Watson and Edwards have been together for most of the last 30 years and both were misty eyed as they neared the last green, remembering all the good times they've had, including the 1982 Open win.

Watson, the 1982 U.S. Open champion playing here this week on a special exemption from the USGA, seized the first-round lead after shooting a brilliant 5-under-par 65, his best U.S. Open round ...

Far Hills, N.J. (April 12) – Tom Watson, who won the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links, has accepted a special exemption from qualifying for the 2010 U.S. Open Championship, which ...

The U.S. Golf Association announced Monday that Watson, the 1982 U.S. Open champion at Pebble Beach, accepted the exemption for the even June 17-20 at Pebble Beach. “I am deeply grateful to the USGA ...

Tom Watson made a chip-shot birdie on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links on this date in 1982 that snatched a victory from Jack Nicklaus and gave him the U.S. Open championship.