Posted: 04/14/13
Where to go: Record fountain The Record Fountain, located left of the 17th green, is one place on the course where you can find the names and scores of all Masters Tournament champions. It was dedicated in 1959 on the ...
Posted: 04/13/13
NAME:Annie StegallAGE:9HOMETOWN:San FranciscoVISIT TO MASTERS:FirstFAVORITE PLAYER:Bubba WatsonQUOTE:“I’m excited just coming to see the Augusta National because I’ve heard a lot about it but never been before. I get to see all the golfers.” Show Wide ...
Posted: 04/13/13
Sometimes “Bubba Golf” isn’t all big drives, imaginative shot-making and clutch putting. Sometimes, Bubba Watson tests the gallery’s ability to stomach a topsy-turvy ride all over the course. Check out his scorecard on Friday’s mundane sounding 1-over-par 73: seven ...
Posted: 04/11/13
Did Bubba Watson feel awful about the 3-over-par 75 he posted during the opening round of the Masters Tournament? Well, not completely. ...
Posted: 04/10/13
Paul Tesori was looking for the right time last year to get his wife a special present. The veteran PGA Tour caddie, who works for U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, had his eyes on a $10,000 wedding band for ...
Posted: 04/07/13
Before Bubba Watson bent his ball out of the trees on No. 10. Before Phil Mickelson blasted out of the straw and around the pine tree on No. 13. ...
Posted: 04/05/13
With the exception of Phil Mickelson, there’s only one Masters Tournament champion since 2007 who has won a PGA Tour event following his Augusta win – and he’s won seven of them. That would be Zach Johnson, the 2007 ...
Posted: 02/27/13
Bubba Watson has always been known for doing things his own way, and he’s blazing a new trail as reigning Masters Tournament champion.From keeping his green jacket largely hidden from public view to shunning the tradition of disclosing details to ...
Posted: 04/18/12
It wasn’t so long ago that Bubba Watson had to beg and plead via Twitter videos to get on a talk show. Watson’s 2010 self-promotional campaign to woo the attention of daytime talk comedienne Ellen DeGeneres included singing Happy Birthday ...
Posted: 04/10/12
Bubba Watson’s win at the Masters Tournament not only stood as a victory for the United States, but for the Deep South. Show Wide Photo: ...
Posted: 04/09/12
Augusta National Golf Club’s dogwoods and pines shook with Sunday roars again as the Masters Tournament had another exciting finish. The day ended in a playoff win for Bubba Watson, and the newly crowned champion sobbed at the 10th hole ...
Posted: 04/09/12
The rarest of golf shots – a double eagle – early in the round helped South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen earn a spot in a playoff Sunday with former University of Georgia golfer Bubba Watson. More than five hours after Oosthuizen’s ...
Posted: 04/09/12
The rarest of golf shots – a double eagle – early in the round helped South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen earn a spot in a playoff Sunday with former University of Georgia golfer Bubba Watson. More than five hours after Oosthuizen’s ...
Posted: 04/09/12
When Georgia men’s golf coach Chris Haack saw the view from the TV cameras panning out on Bubba Watson’s shot from the pine straw Sunday, he knew the former Georgia golfer had nothing to worry about. “When (assistant coach ...
Posted: 04/09/12
What does a Masters Tournament win by a southern boy, a crowd pleaser, who adopted his first child not even a week before, mean to his fans? “It’s huge because he’s good for the sport,” said David Swisher of Pottstown, ...
Posted: 04/08/12
Bubba Watson’s repetition for wearing identical outfits all four tournament days cannot be considered a fashion faux pas. The style choice is all for a good cause. Watson has worn four white ensembles this week to raise money ...
Posted: 04/08/12
Bubba Watson put on a show to someone else’s soundtrack Saturday in the third round of the Masters Tournament. The group in front of him included Matt Kuchar, who for a time led the field and drew cheers for three ...
Posted: 04/08/12
Bubba Watson put on a show to someone else’s soundtrack Saturday in the third round of the Masters Tournament. The group in front of him included Matt Kuchar, who for a time led the field and drew cheers for three ...
Posted: 04/07/12
SOAKING IT IN: Chris Osen is attending his second Masters Tournament and was looking forward to enjoying the atmosphere. “Lovely weather today and I can’t wait to see how everything unfolds,” Osen said. The native of Milton, Fla., is also ...
Posted: 04/06/12
Bubba Watson didn’t think he could tear himself away from his month-old son, Caleb, in time to practice for the Masters Tournament. After Friday’s second round, he was glad his wife, Angie, made him. The former University of Georgia golfer ...
Posted: 04/06/12
At least two golfers had bigger things on their minds Thursday than winning the Masters Tournament. Jonathan Byrd and Bubba Watson both welcomed new children into their lives recently, just in time for their trip to Augusta National Golf Club. ...
Posted: 03/09/12
As a big Dukes of Hazzard fan, Bubba Watson is still enjoying his $110,000 purchase. At an auction in January, he bought one of the original General Lee Dodge Chargers used in the classic television show. He drove the ...
Posted: 04/10/11
Bubba Watson spoke after making the cut Friday of putting together back-to-back 67s on the weekend and seeing where that put him on the Masters Tournament leaderboard. He's halfway to that goal. The former University of Georgia golfer tied for Saturday's best round -- a 5-under 67 that pushed him into a tie for ninth place entering today's final round at Augusta National Golf Club.
Posted: 04/10/11
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- With a closing bogey by Tiger Woods for a 74, the U.S. standard-bearers entering the final round of the Masters Tournament are Bo and Bubba. Well, this is Georgia. Bubba Watson and Bo Van Pelt made early and fast sprints up the leaderboard Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club, Watson matching the day's low round with a 67, while Van Pelt had a 68 with a bogey on the final hole.
Posted: 04/09/11
Players across the course were posting low scores Friday, but a sizable contingent of Masters Tournament patrons still followed Bubba Watson and his roller-coaster sideshow. The former University of Georgia golfer was all over the map in shooting 1-under 71, which left him at even par at the midway point.
Posted: 04/01/11
Bubba Watson lives in the present. He's a "one shot at a time" kind of player who doesn't look ahead. Watson, a University of Georgia golfer and graduate, has blossomed into a star since his last trip to Augusta National Golf Club, when he finished 42nd in 2009.
Posted: 04/13/08
Arms crossed, Angie Watson paced back and forth.
Posted: 04/08/08
MILTON, Fla. --- Heath Slocum doesn't live in Milton anymore. He doesn't even live in Florida.
Posted: 04/06/08
Bubba Watson and J.B. Holmes might be the most-watched rookies in the 2008 Masters Tournament.