Easter Dinners Suspended Everywhere…as the Masters courtesy of Bubba Watson served up some serious excitement for golf fans on Sunday. For the first time in my life my family and I sacrificed the dinner table tradition for cushions in front of the television to witness a 2-hole playoff at the Masters between Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen. The excitement overshadowed the fantastic fare as the whole fam was glued to the set, hoping Bubba would take home the green jacket. Although Bubba’s chances were looking bleak after Oosthuizen made a double eagle on 2, he did not give up, birdying 4 in a row at 13, 14, 15, and 16 to continue to a play-off. When Bubba was standing in the trees on the 10th hole, I said to my family “out of all the golfers on tour who can hit this shot it’s Bubba”. He did not disappoint hooking it around the trees to 10 feet, ultimately tapping in for par.
Although Bubba is known for his ridiculous length of the tee he is also known for his ability as a shot maker. One of my favourite highlights is from the par 5, 18th hole at Kapalua in 2011 where Bubba began with a 348 yard drive, then followed it up with a 305 driver off the deck. It was only about a 50 yard right angled cut from a downhill lie, where he then made a 10 footer for eagle. I mean c’mon man. Bubba entertains on and off the golf course, from his golf boys video (if you haven’t seen it yet http://youtu.be/PM2NocuEihw) to the birthday present for Ellen Degeneres where he made a shot through the house, over the patio, over the pool, flying it into a red bucket! I am sure we have not seen the end of impressive shotmaking from Bubba Watson, but the wedge out of the trees will certainly make his career highlight reel, securing him a place in Master’s highlight history as well as a green jacket.
