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Swing Sequence: Tom Watson

By Jack Nicklaus, Golf Digest Playing Editor
With Roger Schiffman / Photos: Stephen Szurlej ('80); Dom Furore ('09)

A frame-by-frame analysis of Tom's swing in 1980 and 2009 with audio by Jack Nicklaus

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Swing Sequence: Tom Watson

Tom had a broad stance in 1980, his head well behind the ball (top photo). Today, his stance is narrower (bottom). I think it was between the two at Turnberry.

AUDIO: PLAY | PAUSE | STOP

Stephen Szurlej, Dom Furore, Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Keywords:: golf instruction,; swing sequence,; Tom Watson,; Jack Nicklaus,; 2009 British Open,; Turnberry

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