FAR HILLS (New Jersey): Tom Watson received a special exemption on Monday to play in the US Open at Pebble Beach, where he won his only US Open in 1982 with a memorable chip-in to beat Jack Nicklaus.
The exemption was announced a day after the 60-year-old Watson turned in another impressive performance at a major, tying for 18th at the Masters. In his previous major, he lost in a playoff to Stewart Cink in the British Open at Turnberry.
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