Average Golfer

From captain to contender at Greenbrier

Tom Watson was only minutes removed from posting an opening-round 2-under 68 at mbt outlet The Greenbrier Classic when he was asked about the possibility of making the tournament cut one day later.

The 63-year-old shot a perturbed glance in the direction of mbt shoes the questioner, as if the insinuation itself had touched a nerve. Then he returned serve with a query of his own.

“Well,” he said in that familiar, thoughtful cadence. “How about winning the mbt tournament?”