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 ...

As for U.S. Open titles, Watson was still empty handed come 1982. The 31-year-old Kansas native had made some runs in the national championship, but hadn”t been able to take a title.

The eight-time major champion discusses his only U.S. Open victory, the 1982 championship at Pebble Beach.

Picture a 12-inch black-and-white TV. It had cost $69. This was how I watched the 1982 US Open. More important was the person I watched it with.

The US Open, held every year in New York, is one of the most exciting tennis tournaments in the world. Since the start of the Open Era in 1968, both men and women have competed for the crown on the ...