Bubba Watson

2022 - 5 - 21

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The ridiculous reason Bubba Watson intentionally drove into the ... (Golf.com)

Bubba Watson *intentionally* drove his tee shot into the rough on Friday at the PGA Championship, and his reasoning was ... relatable.

“I was like, ‘we need to go ahead and hit it in the rough,'” Watson said. “I hadn’t missed a fairway yet, and I didn’t want to go to 17 or 18 having a chance to hit every fairway.” With 17 and 18 — two of the toughest holes on the golf course — still ahead, Watson had simply been striking it too well. And the reason? On Friday, the new shaft played a key role in one of the best driving rounds of Watson’s career. And the kicker?

Bubba Watson follows historic Friday 63 with five bogeys, Saturday ... (Golf Channel)

Bubba Watson followed a round-of-the-week 63 on Friday with a 73 in Round 3 of the PGA Championship on Saturday.

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Bubba Watson was so dialled at US PGA he tried to hit it in the rough (Golfmagic.com)

Bubba Watson has explained what was going through his mind as he tied the course record at the PGA Championship.

"I was like, we need to go ahead and hit it in the rough. "Yeah, it's up there for sure," he said. Perhaps his incredible score was down to an equipment change? He made five more birdies down the stretch, only making bogey at 14. Watson said: "Don't get me wrong. It's an honour to be able to shoot 63 on any golf course.

PGA Championship 2022: Bubba Watson flirts with another major as ... (GolfDigest.com)

TULSA — In the fall of 2021, when Ted Scott told Bubba Watson that he'd like a guarantee of 10 more years as his caddie, it was a promise Bubba couldn't ...

"All my victories and the two majors that I did win," he said, "I hit a shot out of the trees, you know what I'm saying? At the moment when he most needed a recovery, the wheels fell off for Watson. The 15th hole was the dismal lowlight, with a second shot out of the rough that traveled just 54 yards. Things went a bit calm on the course at that point as the wind picked up, but when things seemed to have settled into the same low key that predominated on Thursday and Friday, Watson sparked a massive roar on the seventh with a 21-foot birdie to take solo second, six under for the tournament. Nobody was making a massive charge from below, and only Mito Pereira, with birdies on Nos. 2 and 5, was holding up his end of the bargain at the top. Ahead of him, Will Zalatoris was clearly feeling the pressure of leading a major, and Watson’s playing partner Justin Thomas was massively out of sorts from the start on his way to a disappointing 74. On a gray, windy and, most of all, cold day, Watson showed up on the first tee in a gray sweater, khaki pants (no pleat) and white Ping visor atop the quasi-page boy haircut, greeted by the usual array of rogue "Bubba!" shouts from the gallery.

Live updates | Bubba Watson moving up PGA leaderboard (Kansas City Star)

Bubba Watson carried the momentum from his blistering second-round 63 into the third round at the PGA Championship, where he played the front side in 1 ...

That left the course a little softer as it was starting to get firm. He finished the front side in 6-over 41 on a cold and windy morning at Southern Hills. This time, it rolled back to the bottom of the trap and gave Hickock a decent lie. Hickock had hit into the greenside bunker at the par-4 12th before his shot out of the sand caught the lip and bounced back toward him. Woods actually rallied down the stretch Saturday, playing the last five holes in 1 under. He had two birdies in the first four holes. But Simpson made it look easy while others struggled badly in the morning. That left him 5 under for the championship. That left the 2012 Masters champ three shots behind Mito Pereira. ___ The PGA of America said Woods has withdrawn. ___