Born in 1956, Hilary Watson was known to have a cheerful personality. She was a beautiful daughter, wife, mother, animal lover, and a great friend. Her demise brought sadness to many; her three siblings, her three children, two step-children, her grandkids, and especially her loving husband.
“The void she leaves will be filled by memories which will always remain as they leave indelible marks on our souls which we will never forget,” the 8-time major champion wrote shortly after her demise. “She said she was dying to live, not living to die throughout her entire ordeal with her cancer,” he further added. “She’s my hero.”
Tom Watson married his second wife, Hilary Holton, in 1999. After 18 years of their wonderful married life, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2017. Reports suggest that 91% of people with pancreatic cancer die within five years of diagnosis. Even though Mrs. Watson knew the dark side of her disease, she never showed difficulty in taking on new challenges.
“I think that’s what kept me going through all of that,” Hilary Watson told a newspaper in 2018. “Having those shows and being enthusiastic and excited about doing something.” She died in 2019; however, not before she took part in the competition again and finished 5th.
The 1988 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee used to play for the PGA Tour Champions in 2019. However, Watson retired from his career after 10 starts in 2019 to spend the rest of the couple’s life together. Watson and his wife enjoyed horse riding. The athletic couple wanted to spend the rest of their lives doing what they enjoyed doing the most. “We’re going to do something different now,” he said after his retirement.
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