Bubba Watson News
Pint Sized Golf Phenom
Baby James, 3, who began playing golf before he could walk, gets ready for his first real tournament.
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PGA Offers 2 Tournaments in 1 With Ryder Spots
… the final round at Winged Foot to clinch a spot. David Toms qualified for his first team by winning the 2001 PGA. Bubba Watson earned a spot on his first team when he lost in a playoff at Whistling Straits in 2010. That took the sting out of …
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PGA Championship Field
… Vijay Singh, Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem, David Toms, Davis Love III, Mark Brooks. MASTERS CHAMPIONS (5 years): Bubba Watson , Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel. U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONS (5 years): Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell …
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PGA the Final Test Against the Strongest Field
… For the first time since 1983, three players who previously won majors have captured the first three of the year. Bubba Watson won his second green jacket. Martin Kaymer added his second major at the U.S. Open. McIlroy picked up the third …
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PGA Championship Capsules
… Bogeys: Has gone 57 tournaments over two years since he last won a tournament. ——— BUBBA WATSON Age: 35. Country: United States. World ranking: 7. Worldwide wins: 6. 2014 wins: Northern Trust Open, Masters …
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It's Crunch Time for the Ryder Cup
… That's one Aussie and four Europeans atop the world ranking. Americans do occupy five of the next six spots — Bubba Watson is the highest-ranked American at No. 6 — and they have 11 in the top 20. Tiger Woods, who started the year at …
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Open Championship Round 1 grades… three rounds. Last week at the Scottish Open, he improved every day, scoring 69-68-66-65 to win by two shots. Bubba Watson World Ranking: No. 4 | Scores: 76 After playing his first 10 holes 1-under, the two-time Masters champion went …
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Ernie Els rattled after hitting fan… too good getting hit." The other major champions in his group did not fare much better; Phil Mickelson shot 74 and Bubba Watson 76. The three players have combined for 11 major championships, but went 13-over par on a day when nearly 50 players …
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Rory McIlroy grabs lead after 66… is among four players with a shot at replacing Scott at No. 1 in the world if he wins. The others are Justin Rose , Bubba Watson and Jason Day . Woods was No. 1 when he took three months off to heal his back. Now he's seventh. The past three …
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Rory McIlroy has early lead with 66… among four players with a shot at replacing Adam Scott at No. 1 in the world if he wins. The others are Justin Rose , Bubba Watson and Jason Day . Woods was No. 1 when he took three months off to heal his back. Now he's seventh. The last three …
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Sherman, Seahawks rule 22nd ESPYS… the 2014 French Open crown. It was her third consecutive French final and her second title. • Best Male Golfer: Bubba Watson , who earned his second green jacket, taking the 2014 Masters title. • Best Female Golfer: Michelle Wie, who earned …
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Open Championship experts' picks… the beginning of the year and having mixed results since his return, Rose has finally found his form. O'Connor: Bubba Watson Yeah, he could shoot 80 here, but if he gets it going early, watch out. The two-time Masters champ is an explosive …
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Sherman, Seahawks rule 22nd ESPYS
… the 2014 French Open crown. It was her third consecutive French final and her second title. • Best Male Golfer: Bubba Watson , who earned his second green jacket, taking the 2014 Masters title. • Best Female Golfer: Michelle Wie, who earned …
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Anything can happen at Hoylake… another 65. Woods embraces the wide-open nature of the fight, and he's not alone among the Americans in the field. Bubba Watson , a two-time Masters champ, has yet to deliver a top-20 finish in this major, and yet he adores the outside-the-box …
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Top 25 Open Championship rankings… playing for his new baby girl who's coming in August, which is motivation enough for a top-10 finish. T-5, 2012 Bubba Watson Y'all know I can't lie to you. I finished this story before Tuesday's practice rounds ended. So if after Thursday's …
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Better Open finish, Tiger or Lefty?… If he figures it out, he's an instant threat. 3. Which 2014 major winner has the better shot to win this week, Bubba Watson or Martin Kaymer ? Collins: Kaymer. He never makes excuses or complains about the courses. And having played the …
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Win proves Kaymer no 1-hit wonder… decisive mind. To get this point, he had to do the rise-and-fall thing. There was the playoff victory against Bubba Watson at the PGA Championship, followed by a No. 1 world ranking, followed by a decision to retool his swing to include …
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Facing a major challenge… the world. And then there is his experience. His victory at the PGA Championship four years ago in a playoff over Bubba Watson stamped him as one of the game's up-and-coming players. He was just 25 at the time, but uncomfortable that his …
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Round 2 grades from Pinehurst No. 2… but this year he might need to be more aggressive on the weekend if he wants to take his first major championship. Bubba Watson World ranking: No. 3 | Scores: 76-70 Bubba followed up his first-round 76 with an even-par 70 on Friday, but …
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Kaymer running away at U.S. Open
… always need the 'golf' in the description, so all people know." Kaymer won the 2010 PGA Championship (he beat Bubba Watson in a sudden-death playoff) for his first major championship. And by his math, he won his second major last month …
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U.S. Open Round 1 grades… like to make more putts over the next few days, but it's a strong start for a player trying to win his first major. Bubba Watson World ranking: No. 3 | Score: 76 Bubba's chances of completing the Grand Slam in one calendar year might have ended …
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Fowler's tribute months in the making… Fowler won the Wells Fargo Championship in 2012, and nothing else since. He's starred in those Golf Boys videos with Bubba Watson , Hunter Mahan , and Ben Crane , and in those Crowne Plaza commercials that show him signing things hotel guests don't …
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Mickelson aims for storybook ending… perhaps more so than Mickelson. No. 1-ranked Adam Scott comes to mind, as does Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson . And likely a slew of guys you didn't consider, players who are on nobody's radar, perhaps an unlikely champion …
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2014 U.S. Open experts' picks
… win. Scott has played well in recent weeks and this type of course will seem familiar to him. Birdie Buster Evans: Bubba Watson In his last three events, Bubba has a win (the Masters), a tie for 48th at the Players and a third at the Memorial …
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Eliminate all but Jason Day… another six off the field, guys like Rory McIlroy , Bubba Watson and the world's No. 1, Adam Scott . Let's take ..... Rory McIlroy Justin Rose Charl Schwartzel Adam Scott Bubba Watson 5. Three of the past four U.S. Open winners had …
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Stay true to your game, BubbaPINEHURST, N.C. -- Bubba Watson and the U.S. Open get along like wool turtlenecks and Pinehurst in June. The only man on the planet who can win the first two …
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National Bubba Day: 11 Famous Bubbas… different people, but " 42nd president of the United States " is definition enough in this case. Clinton is 67. Gerry ' Bubba ' Watson Jr. Golfer Watson, 35 -- and a lefty, no less – incited "Bubba” mania in April with a Masters victory two years …
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Matsuyama wins Memorial in playoff… greatest champion. The Memorial became only the latest event where proven players faltered badly. Masters champion Bubba Watson had a one-shot lead with five holes to play. He was 3 over the rest of the way. Adam Scott , the No. 1 player in …
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Tiger: Recovery is 'slow process'
… Next month's U.S. Open at Pinehurst would appear to be in serious doubt now. Woods congratulated Masters champion Bubba Watson for his victory at Augusta National and said he didn't miss playing in the tournament as much as one might think …
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Masters ratings worst since '93… million viewers in 5.6 million homes. Although Sunday's final round promised the potential of a repeat champion in Bubba Watson and the potential of the youngest Masters champ in 20-year-old Jordan Spieth , the youngster made mistakes and Watson …
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Spieth: Lessons learned in defeat… tournament you've always dreamed of," said Spieth, who finished in a tie for second place, three shots behind champion Bubba Watson . "But I never expected to be in that position maybe this early (in my career), so I'm definitely looking back …
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Bubba Watson visits Waffle HouseBubba Watson might have made $1.62 million from ..... covered pic.twitter.com/rXuaHtXqj5 - bubba watson (@bubbawatson) April 14, 2014 The ..... Seattle. "We are very fortunate to call Bubba Watson one of our regulars," Pat Warner …
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North Korea Hosts Marathon; Jennifer Lopez Opens Up at GLAAD Awards
… full list of winners here. media: quicklist: 4 title: Guys Named Bubba Can Do Great Things text: Two years ago, Bubba Watson was an underdog golfer basking in his first major title win at the Masters. On Sunday, he was greeted by his 2-year-old …
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Bubba masters Augusta again… AUGUSTA, Ga. -- In his life, Bubba Watson of Bagdad, Fla. (pop: 1,490 ..... logic? A: Only Gerry Lester " Bubba " Watson , Jr. "We were shocked," said ..... Tom Watson and Byron Nelson . Bubba Watson fits in with them like a sloppy …