If the World Cup isn’t your thing, perhaps, as Jay might say, a little golf? Today’s New York Times reminds us that the U.S. Open is this weekend, at Pebble Beach. The Times anchors their preview to the story of Tom Watson, a recent guest at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding, among other things:

How can Tom Watson be 60? He still looks much the way he did in 1982, boyishly romping around the 17th green at Pebble Beach, the cliffside par 3, after holing what is commonly regarded as one of the greatest shots in golf history: a 16-foot pitch from the left rough that landed softly and darted into the cup, securing his first and only United States Open championship and closing out his rival Jack Nicklaus.

Did you know that Tom Watson has his own Corner?

Watson does keep an old guy’s hours, and maybe that’s his secret. He’s in bed by 8 or 9 and up at 4 or 4:30, when he logs on to his computer and checks the news, catches up on e-mail and writes for his blog, Teeing Off, at tomwatson.com. He thinks about a lot in those early-morning hours, he said, but he does not worry about the one question that people keep asking: when will he hang it up?

Not too soon, I hope. You’ve got to like a Dittohead whose caddie, no joke, played a big part in helping Joe Sestak topple Arlen Specter. If interested, you can check out Watson’s blog here.