Opinion: At 59, five-time British Open champion Tom Watson comes close to story for the ages.

Maybe when the disappointment wears off - for both Tom Watson and the millions of fans cheering him on - everyone will take a larger message from his amazing performance along the Scottish coast.

British Open leader, 5-time winner would be oldest major champ at 59.

Ross Fisher's wife, Joanne, is three days overdue and the 28-year-old Englishman plans to hurry from the west coast of Scotland to their home outside London to be at the birth.

Steve Marino made it to the big stage for the first time in his fledgling career Saturday with a 67-68 start to his first British Open, but the nerves sure showed during a wild ride Saturday along the Scottish coast.

Opinion: Tom Watson will stretch his 59-year-old bones until they are somewhat limber, then go out Sunday afternoon and try to do the unthinkable - win his sixth British Open.

Jack Nicklaus, 70, said Saturday he finished playing tennis at home in south Florida in time to watch Tom Watson play the back nine at Turnberry, where he birdied two of the last three holes for a 1-over 71 that gave him a one-shot lead.

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Celizic: Tom Watson isn't going to win the British Open. Neither is Mark O'Meara or Mark Calcavecchia. But it sure is fun watching the old guys show the kids how this links game is played.

Tiger Woods produced a pedestrian round Thursday in surprisingly calm conditions at Turnberry, making only three birdies and far more mistakes for a 1-over 71 in the British Open.

John Daly is pushing the bounds of good taste. Then again, style is in the eye of the beholder. What's garish to someone, is hip to another. There are snazzy outfits all over the course, from the ever dapper Ian Poulter to clotheshorse Darren Clarke to Latin cool Sergio Garcia.