I love Bubba Watson. Always have, always will.
The prosecution might argue the following:
1) He beat Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff at the Masters last year, preventing what would’ve been a fairy tale finish, with Charl Schwartzel handing over a green jacket to his mate.
2) He’s a cry baby (breaking down after winning at Augusta).
3) He keeps on producing those “Golf Boys” videos.
4) He insists on doing up the top button of his shirts.
Valid points, but I can excuse all of them except number 1. I’m still acid about that…
In my humble opinion Gerry Lester Watson, Jr is one of the best things to happen to golf in recent years.
He’s one of the most down to earth guys on tour. He’s humble and always a pleasure to interview. As for his golfing ability, that’s not really up for debate. Anyone who has won a major is a good player, period.
He’s long off the tee, loves to work the ball, and plays aggressively. All attributes that make him thoroughly entertaining to watch. But he’s not just a gorilla that pounds drives well over 300 yards. There’s a story going around about his club manufacturers Ping testing him with a handful of wedges. They gave him a few of various lofts, bounces and shafts, without any identifying markings. He was able to hit a few balls with each before describing the spec of each club without mistake.
The latest from Bubba is a slightly different take on the golf cart.
I’m not a fan of golf carts, I prefer to walk. However, if they had these on offer, I might make an exception, just once anyway.
Richard Maspero 