Bubba Watson has played predominantly on the PGA Tour, and is a multiple major champion, with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014.
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52 Facts About Bubba Watson
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In February 2015, Watson reached a career-high 2nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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One of few left-handed golfers on the PGA Tour, Bubba Watson has consistently been among the longest drivers; in 2007, he had an average drive of 315.
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Bubba Watson has finished top of the driving distance statistics five times, during the 2006,2007,2008,2012, and 2014 seasons.
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Bubba Watson played on the golf team at Milton High School, just after future PGA Tour members Heath Slocum and Boo Weekley.
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Bubba Watson played golf for Faulkner State Community College in nearby Baldwin County, Alabama, where he was a junior college All-American.
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Bubba Watson transferred to the University of Georgia, the defending NCAA champions, and played for the Bulldogs in 2000 and 2001.
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Bubba Watson turned professional in 2002 and joined the Nationwide Tour, where he played until 2005.
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Bubba Watson finished 21st on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2005, making him the last player to qualify for the following year's PGA Tour.
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Bubba Watson's longest drive in professional competition was 424 yards on the PGA Tour at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
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Bubba Watson was one stroke off the lead after 36 holes but then slipped, shooting 74 in both the third and fourth rounds; he finished in a tie for fifth.
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Bubba Watson claimed his first PGA Tour win on June 27,2010, in Cromwell, Connecticut, at the Travelers Championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank.
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Bubba Watson tearfully dedicated the win to his parents, specifically his father who was battling cancer.
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Bubba Watson was runner-up to Martin Kaymer at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, falling in the three-hole aggregate playoff that included Dustin Johnson until he incurred a two-stroke penalty on the 72nd hole.
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Bubba Watson led the playoff after a birdie on the first hole, but Kaymer birdied the par-3 second hole to tie, effectively turning the playoff into sudden-death.
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Bubba Watson's second shot found the water hazard and Kaymer bested him by a stroke to win the major championship.
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Bubba Watson was invited on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after he sent her a video of a golf trick shot he completed for her birthday.
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On January 30,2011, Bubba Watson won his second PGA Tour event, the Farmers Insurance Open, finishing one stroke ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson.
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Bubba Watson picked up his second win of the 2011 season and third career PGA Tour title on May 1 when he defeated Webb Simpson at the second playoff hole at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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In July 2011, Bubba Watson provoked controversy by criticizing the Alstom Open de France on the European Tour, in which he was playing under a sponsor's exemption.
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Bubba Watson indicated after his first round that he would not be playing any further events on the European Tour, and complained after his second round about security and organization at the tournament.
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Bubba Watson took part in the Long Drive Contest for charity at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions alongside Dustin Johnson and Robert Garrigus.
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Bubba Watson finished in second place, with a longest drive of 370 yards behind a drive of over 400 yards by Jamie Sadlowski.
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Bubba Watson began the year with three top-5 finishes in seven events, including finishing second at the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
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Bubba Watson began the final round at six-under-par, three strokes off the lead, held by Peter Hanson.
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Bubba Watson then recorded four consecutive birdies for a round of 68 and tied for the 72-hole lead with fourth-round playing partner Louis Oosthuizen at ten-under-par.
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Oosthuizen's landed in the rough 220 yards away, while Bubba Watson's ball landed deep in the woods on pine straw, 164 yards from the pin without a clear shot to the green.
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Bubba Watson executed a miraculous recovery shot with 40 yards of hook on his 52-degree gap wedge and stopped the ball within fifteen feet of the hole.
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Bubba Watson trickled his birdie putt a foot past the hole, took his time on the very short par putt, then made it for the emotional victory.
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Bubba Watson missed the cut at the Memorial Tournament and the US Open.
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Bubba Watson finished the year with one win, six top-5 finishes, seven top-10 finishes and three missed cuts.
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Bubba Watson began the season playing the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, where he finished tied for fourth place, and reached the quarterfinals in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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At the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Bubba Watson held the lead for most of the tournament, but he finished runner-up to Kevin Stadler.
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Bubba Watson earned his fifth career PGA Tour victory—and his first since the 2012 Masters—at the 2014 Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.
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Bubba Watson shot back-to-back 64s over the weekend to defeat runner-up Dustin Johnson by two strokes.
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Bubba Watson followed that win with two more strong finishes—a ninth-place tie in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and a second-place tie in the WGC-Cadillac Championship.
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Bubba Watson won the Masters by three shots, with a score of 280.
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Bubba Watson entered the final round tied for the lead with 20-year-old Masters rookie Jordan Spieth.
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Bubba Watson won the Travelers Championship to move him to third in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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Bubba Watson garnered his second victory in 2015 by winning the unofficial Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, besting fellow American Patrick Reed by three strokes.
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Bubba Watson did not chalk a win during the 2017 season, and missed the cut at three of the year's four majors.
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On July 29,2022, Bubba Watson announced that he had joined LIV Golf as a non-playing team captain for the remainder of the season while he recovered from a torn meniscus, with the intention of returning to play from 2023.
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Bubba Watson's mother is Molly Marie Watson and he has a sister, Melinda Watson Conner.
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Bubba Watson is a member of the "Golf Boys", a boy band consisting of Bubba Watson, Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler, and Hunter Mahan.
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Bubba Watson was featured in the song "Ima Just Do It" by KB, another Christian hip hop artist, on the album Tomorrow We Live.
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Bubba Watson is a committed Christian who speaks openly about the importance of faith in his life.
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Bubba Watson purchased the mansion in the Isleworth community of Windermere, Florida, that was previously owned by Tiger Woods.
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Bubba Watson purchased a General Lee car from the television series The Dukes of Hazzard at auction for $110,000 in 2012.
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Bubba Watson responded by saying he would paint over the flag with the American flag.
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In 2015, Bubba Watson moved to Pensacola, where he has become very involved in the community.
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Bubba Watson has made significant donations to the Studer Family Children's Hospital in Pensacola.
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