Nicklaus, Watson win Champions Skins Game

The Miami Herald Monday 31st January, 2011

KAANAPALI, Hawaii -- Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson successfully defended their Champions Skins Game title Sunday, finishing with seven skins and $310,000 to edge Mark O'Meara and Bernhard Langer by $10,000.Nicklaus and Watson took five skins and $250,000 on the par-3 17th. The 71-year-old Nicklaus hit a 6-iron from 136 yards to 12 feet and Watson made the birdie putt in the alternate-shot event they also won in 2007."Skins game is a funny game," said Nicklaus, an 18-time major winner and five-time champion in senior skins "After birdieing the second hole yesterday, we were hanging in there. We really didn't do much. Today we were just sort of hanging around, not competing. All of sudden, 17, boom! That's what the game is. I'm glad I picked the right hole to make the right shot and I'm glad...

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