LETTERS IT'S ELEMENTARY: HE'S A DEAR WATSON.In an era of big-time, big-money, big-ego athletes, let me relate a brief encounter with Tom Watson. I was at the Seniors SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. tournament at Valencia CC this past Saturday with my wife and 5 1/2-year-old son. Tom's caddy A plastic container that holds a CD or DVD disc for added protection. The bare disc is placed in the caddy, and the caddy is inserted into the drive. A caddy is not a jewel case. A jewel case protects the disc for transportation. A caddy protects the disc while reading and writing. handed my son Tom's ball after Tom sank a putt on No. 9, which meant Tom was now the best. My son was dying for an autograph, but we unfortunately missed Tom after the round due to the crowds around him. He waited heartbroken heart·bro·ken adj. Suffering from or exhibiting overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment. heart for a while before we had to head home. I went in the clubhouse entryway with my son, and my wife happened to be in the parking lot when Tom Watson was getting in his courtesy car courtesy car n → vettura sostitutiva . ``My son has been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. you; your caddy gave him a ball, and he wanted to meet you.'' Tom could've left, he could've ignored her, he could've said sorry. Instead, he drove through the parking lot, over to the clubhouse, got out of his car, asked my son his name, signed his visor and chatted with him and posed for pictures. This after just finishing an incredibly tough round, taking the lead in the tournament, meeting the press and needing to get some rest. I was thrilled for my son, but more than that I was happy to see there are still class acts like Tom in the sporting world. We need more like him. PHIL SHUMAN Studio City |
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