Tom Watson’s winniing swing key

My chip-in on the 71st hole of the 1982 U.S. Open is the shot everyone remembers, but a full-swing fix before my third round was really why I won. At the range after Friday’s round, my shotmaking came around once I focused on keeping my left arm closer to my chest on the takeaway. That put my left arm and club in the proper position—in "the slot"—between my head and right shoulder at the top of the swing. Before that? I was all over the place. But I hit the ball the best I’d hit it all year over the final two rounds. All because of one simple swing change, and that fortunate chip-in.