This Day in Open Ch. Golf--July 22

The Open Championship of 1984 ended on this date and I recall it with mixed emotions. I was on the eve of celebrating my first wedding anniversary, and my bride and I were in Mystic, Conn., to have a getaway. The weather was lousy, so we stayed in our hotel room to watch the final round, and I recall the disappointment I had in seeing five-time champion Tom Watson miss early opportunities to take control and then come to ruin on the Road Hole to finish runner-up to Seve Ballesteros, who made a birdie on 18 and struck his iconic celebratory pose. Hard to believe 33 years have passed. Other July 22 Open Sundays include 1990, 2001, 2007 and 2012.