Bubba Watson

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Bubba Watson
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Watson in 2007
Personal information
Full nameGerry Lester Watson Jr.
NicknameBubba
Born (1978-11-05) November 5, 1978 (age 45)
Bagdad, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) [1]
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Angie Watson
​
(m. 2004)​
Children2
Career
College Faulkner State Community College
University of Georgia
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s) LIV Golf
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking 2 (February 22, 2015) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour12
European Tour4
Other3
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters Tournament Won: 2012, 2014
PGA Championship 2nd: 2010
U.S. Open T5: 2007
The Open Championship T23: 2012

Gerry Lester "Bubba" Watson Jr. [3] [4] (born November 5, 1978) is an American professional golfer. He has two major championships, with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014, [5] and a total of 12 PGA Tour wins. In February 2015, Watson reached a career-high 2nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking. Watson has played in the LIV Golf League since 2022.

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One of few left-handed tour golfers, Watson has consistently been among the longest drivers; in 2007, he had an average drive of 315.2 yards (288.2 m). He can hit a ball over 350 yards (320 m) and up to 194 mph (312 km/h). [6] [7] He has finished top of the driving distance statistics five times, during the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2014 seasons.

Amateur career

Watson was born and raised in Bagdad, Florida, near Pensacola. He played on the golf team at Milton High School, just after future PGA Tour members Heath Slocum and Boo Weekley. [8] Watson played golf for Faulkner State Community College in nearby Baldwin County, Alabama, where he was a junior college All-American. He transferred to the University of Georgia, the defending NCAA champions, and played for the Bulldogs in 2000 and 2001. As a junior, Watson helped lead the Bulldogs to the SEC title in 2000.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

Watson turned professional in 2002 and joined the Nationwide Tour, where he played until 2005. He 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. As a rookie in 2006, he earned $1,019,264 (90th overall) and led the PGA Tour in driving distance at 319.6 yards (292.2 m). His longest drive in professional competition was 424 yards (388 m) on the PGA Tour at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.

Watson played well at the 2007 U.S. Open. He was in the final group on Saturday after shooting rounds of 70-71 (+1) at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. Watson was one stroke off the lead after 36 holes but then slipped, shooting 74 (+4) in both the third and fourth rounds; he finished in a tie for fifth.

2010

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. [9] Watson tearfully dedicated the win to his parents, specifically his father who was battling cancer.

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. 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. Watson's second shot found the water hazard and Kaymer bested him by a stroke to win the major championship.

Watson had his own clothing line called "Bubba Golf" at the former Steve & Barry's. He was invited on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after he sent her a video of a golf trick shot he completed for her birthday.

2011

On January 30, 2011, Watson won his second PGA Tour event, the Farmers Insurance Open, finishing one stroke ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson. [10] 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. [11] Both players birdied the first playoff hole, with Watson holing a 12-footer; he birdied the next hole to win the tournament.

In July 2011, Watson provoked controversy by criticizing the Alstom Open de France on the European Tour, in which he was playing under a sponsor's exemption. He 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. [12]

Watson took part in the Long Drive Contest for charity at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions alongside Dustin Johnson and Robert Garrigus. He finished in second place, with a longest drive of 370 yards (338 m) behind a drive of over 400 yards (366 m) by Jamie Sadlowski.

2012

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Watson at Schüco Open, 2012

Watson began the year with three top-5 finishes in seven events, including finishing second at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. [13]

Masters win

Watson's first major championship win came at the Masters. He began the final round at six-under-par, three strokes off the lead, held by Peter Hanson. On the back nine, Watson bogeyed the par-3 12th hole to return to even par for the round. He then recorded four consecutive birdies for a round of 68 (-4) and tied for the 72-hole lead with fourth-round playing partner Louis Oosthuizen at ten-under-par. In the sudden-death playoff, Oosthuizen and Watson both made par on the uphill 18th hole. On the next hole, the downhill 10th, both drove their tee shots towards the woods to the right of the hole. Oosthuizen's landed in the rough 220 yards (200 m) away, while Watson's ball landed deep in the woods on pine straw, 164 yards (150 m) from the pin without a clear shot to the green. 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. Oosthuizen's approach shot landed short of the green, but he chipped past the hole and narrowly missed his lengthy putt for par. 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. [14] [15] The win took him to a world ranking of four, a career-high at the time. [16]

Rest of 2012

Following his Masters win, Watson began to struggle. He missed the cut at the Memorial Tournament and the U.S. Open. A week after the U.S. Open, he finished tied for second at the Travelers Championship. A month later, he played Open Championship, the third major of the year. While shooting a first round of −3 to tie him at third place, he never advanced much after that, finishing tied for 23rd place. In the final major of the year, the PGA Championship, Watson tied for 11th. He finished the year with one win, six top-5 finishes, seven top-10 finishes and three missed cuts. [13]

2013

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. In the subsequent World Golf Championship event, the WGC-Cadillac Championship, he began very strong with rounds of 66 and 69, but finished with rounds of 71 and 75 and tied for 18th place.

After finishing tied 14th place in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, he returned to the Masters as the defending champion. Never in contention in the tournament, he finished 50th after a final round of 77. Watson tied for 37th at The Players Championship. On the second major of the year, the U.S. Open, he finished with a solid 71 in the first round, just four shots off the lead, but a second round score of 76 left him out of contention, and he tied for 32nd. At the Travelers Championship he took the lead after a second round of 67, but in the final round, leading by one with three to play, he triple-bogeyed the par-3 16th and finished two shots back in 4th place.

Tying for 30th at the Greenbrier Classic, he then played in the third major of the year, The Open Championship. After two solid rounds of 70 and 73, he shot 77 in the third round, and tied for 32nd.

2014

At the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Watson held the lead for most of the tournament, but he finished runner-up to Kevin Stadler.

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. He shot back-to-back 64s over the weekend to defeat runner-up Dustin Johnson by two strokes. [17] The victory raised him to 14 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He 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. [18] Those performances elevated him from 14 to 12 in the world ranking. [19]

Second Masters win

Watson won the Masters by three shots, with a score of 280 (−8). [20] He entered the final round tied for the lead with 20-year-old Masters rookie Jordan Spieth. Playing together in the final pairing, Spieth birdied the seventh hole for a two-stroke lead over Watson. However, the momentum turned on the par-5 eighth hole. Spieth had a birdie putt, but ended up three-putting for bogey while Watson birdied to pull into a first-place tie. [21] Then, on the ninth hole, Watson birdied again while Spieth bogeyed, and the four-shot swing over two holes gave Watson a lead that he never relinquished in a win over Spieth and Jonas Blixt. [22] With the win, Watson became the 17th player to win the Masters two or more times. [23] The win moved him again to number four in the Official World Golf Ranking. [19]

2015

Watson won the Travelers Championship to move him to third in the Official World Golf Ranking. He garnered his second victory in 2015 by winning the unofficial Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, besting fellow American Patrick Reed by three strokes.

2016

Prior to the Waste Management Phoenix Open in early February, Watson caused a bit of controversy after publicly admitting his dislike for the course, TPC Scottsdale. [24] As a result, he was jeered by fans for the majority of the tournament, later criticizing the media for "turning his words around". [25] Two weeks later though, he returned to the winner's circle after winning the Northern Trust Open at Riviera for a second time in three years, seeing off the challenge of Adam Scott and Jason Kokrak to win by one shot on 15-under-par. [26]

2017

Watson did not chalk a win during the 2017 season, and missed the cut at three of the year's four majors (his only cut a T27 at The Open Championship). He had five top-10 finishes with more than $1.3 million in tour earnings. [1]

2018

The 2018 season started with a T7 at the QBE Shootout in December 2017 marking the best of his first six starts. Watson returned to the winner's circle with a 12-under finish at the Genesis Open in February, his third victory at this tournament (2014, 2016), all at Riviera. His trifecta at the Genesis (previously known as the Los Angeles Open, Northern Trust Open, and Nissan Open) makes him only the fifth to win this long-standing event at least three times, along with Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Lloyd Mangrum, and Macdonald Smith. On March 25, he gained his eleventh tour win at the WGC-Dell Match Play event in Austin, Texas, with a winner's share of $1.7 million. [1] On June 24, 2018, he won again at the Travelers Championship winning $1.26 million at TPC River Highlands. This was his third career victory at the Travelers tournament (2010, 2015). [27]

In September 2018, Watson qualified for the U.S. team participating in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. Watson went 1–2–0. He lost his singles match against Henrik Stenson. [28]

2022

On July 29, 2022, 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. [29] On August 10, he announced that he had resigned from the PGA Tour. [30]

Personal life

Watson's father, Gerry Sr., [3] died on October 15, 2010, of throat cancer. [31] [32] His mother is Molly Marie Watson and he has a sister, Melinda Watson Conner. [4] Watson was nicknamed by his father after the former professional American football player Bubba Smith. [8]

Bubba Watson's wife, Angie ( née Angela Ball), is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Canadian whom he met at Georgia while he was on the golf team and she was on the women's basketball team. [3] They were married in September 2004. [33] In 2009, she was diagnosed with an enlarged pituitary gland, which accounts for her height. [34]

Unable to have a child naturally, various family issues, including the illness and death of Watson's father in 2010, kept them from attempting to adopt until 2011–12. [15] In March 2012, one week after a potential adoption fell through at the last moment, [15] Watson and his wife adopted a one-month-old baby boy named Caleb. [35] In late 2014, the Watsons adopted a baby girl.

Watson is a member of the "Golf Boys", a boy band consisting of Watson, Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler, and Hunter Mahan. Their single "Oh Oh Oh" is currently on YouTube. The video was produced by Farmers Insurance Group. Farmers donates $1000 to charity for every 100,000 views the video gets. [36]

In 2011, he made a humorous appearance in the song "Michael Jackson" by Christian hip hop artist Andy Mineo on the album Formerly Known . [37] [38] He was featured in the song "Ima Just Do It" by KB, another Christian hip hop artist, on the album Tomorrow We Live . [39] His prototype Golf Cart Hovercraft, the BW1, YouTube video has earned more than 8 million views. [40]

Watson is a committed Christian who speaks openly about the importance of faith in his life. [41]

Watson purchased the mansion in the Isleworth community of Windermere, Florida, that was previously owned by Tiger Woods. [42] In 2013, he was added to the list of Great Floridians by Governor Rick Scott. [43] [44]

Watson purchased a General Lee car from the television series The Dukes of Hazzard at auction for $110,000 in 2012. [45] Following the Charleston church shooting in June 2015, display of the Confederate flag — which is featured on the car's roof — became the subject of renewed controversy. Watson responded by saying he would paint over the flag with the American flag. [46]

In 2015, Watson moved to Pensacola, where he has become very involved in the community. Among other ventures, Watson opened an ice cream store, purchased a part ownership in the Pensacola Blue Wahoos Minor League Baseball team, [47] [48] and purchased a Chevrolet dealership in nearby Milton, Florida. [49] Watson has made significant donations to the Studer Family Children's Hospital in Pensacola. [50]

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (12)

Legend
Major championships (2)
World Golf Championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (8)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 27, 2010 Travelers Championship 65-68-67-66=266−14Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Verplank
2Jan 30, 2011 Farmers Insurance Open 71-65-69-67=272−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson
3May 1, 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 66-68-70-69=273−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson
4Apr 8, 2012 Masters Tournament 69-71-70-68=278−10Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen
5Feb 16, 2014 Northern Trust Open 70-71-64-64=269−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson
6Apr 13, 2014 Masters Tournament (2)69-68-74-69=280−83 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Blixt, Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth
7Nov 9, 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions 71-67-69-70=277−11Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark
8Jun 28, 2015 Travelers Championship (2)62-67-68-67=264−16Playoff Flag of England.svg Paul Casey
9Feb 21, 2016 Northern Trust Open (2)66-68-67-68=269−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kokrak, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott
10Feb 18, 2018 Genesis Open (3)68-70-65-69=272−122 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tony Finau, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na
11Mar 25, 2018 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play 7 and 6 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner
12Jun 24, 2018 Travelers Championship (3)70-63-67-63=263−173 strokes Flag of England.svg Paul Casey, Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink,
Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes, Flag of the United States.svg Beau Hossler

PGA Tour playoff record (5–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2010 Travelers Championship Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Verplank Won with par on second extra hole
Pavin eliminated by par on first hole
22010 PGA Championship Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer Lost three-hole aggregate playoff;
Kaymer: E (4-2-5=11),
Watson: +1 (3-3-6=12)
3 2011 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson Won with birdie on second extra hole
4 2012 Masters Tournament Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen Won with par on second extra hole
5 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark Won with birdie on first extra hole
6 2015 Travelers Championship Flag of England.svg Paul Casey Won with birdie on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 14, 2004Michelob Ultra Orange Park Open67-68-64-66=265−234 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Will MacKenzie

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 24, 2008 CVS Caremark Charity Classic
(with Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Villegas)		61-34=95*−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade and Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III,
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos and Flag of the United States.svg Tim Herron,
Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate and Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker
2Dec 6, 2015 Hero World Challenge 67-67-63-66=263−253 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed

*Note: The 2008 CVS Caremark Charity Classic was stopped after 28 holes due to heavy rain.

Other playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12008 CVS Caremark Charity Classic
(with Flag of Colombia.svg Camilo Villegas)		 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade and Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III,
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Goydos and Flag of the United States.svg Tim Herron,
Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate and Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker 		Won by 1 stroke in three-hole aggregate playoff
22014 PGA Grand Slam of Golf Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 MasterCard Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby Lost to par on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2004 Lake Erie Charity Classic Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Long, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Stadler Stadler won with par on fourth extra hole
Long eliminated by par on first hole

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
2012 Masters Tournament 3 shot deficit−10 (69-71-70-68=278)Playoff1 Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen
2014 Masters Tournament (2)Tied for lead−8 (69-68-74-69=280)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Blixt, Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth

1Defeated Louis Oosthuizen in a sudden-death playoff: Watson (4-4), Oosthuizen (4-5).

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T2042
U.S. Open CUTT5CUTT18
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT70CUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament T38 1 T50 1 T38T37CUTT5
U.S. Open T63CUTT32CUTCUTT51CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTT30T23T32CUTCUTT39T27CUT
PGA Championship 2T26T11CUTT64T21T60CUTCUT
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament T1257T26T39CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTT7180T30
U.S. Open CUTT31T50
The Open Championship T51NT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 2003351613
PGA Championship 0101131610
U.S. Open 000112157
The Open Championship 000001116
Totals21055115836

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200720082009
The Players Championship CUTCUTT37
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
The Players Championship CUTT45T37T48T42T43CUTT57T56
Tournament202020212022
The Players Championship CCUTT68
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

World Golf Championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2014 WGC-HSBC Champions 3 shot deficit−11 (71-67-69-70=277)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark
2018 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play n/a7 and 6 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Championship 722T18T232T38T9T27T18T54
Match Play 4R32R16R16T17T28R16 1 T40NT1R16T26
Invitational T22T21T19T27T372T14T17T31T9T25
Champions 33T8 1 T35T54T28NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

PGA Tour career summary

SeasonStartsCuts
made		Wins
(Majors)		2nd3rdTop-10Top-25Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank [51]
2002 1000000CUT0n/a
2004 1000000CUT0n/a
2006 271500136T31,019,26490
2007 261401059T21,654,80755
2008 291901037T21,533,52358
2009 241301029T21,430,24460
2010 22161214813,198,99815
2011 22192003813,477,81116
2012 19161 (1)2071614,644,9975
2013 21180003104/T41,759,27644
2014 21182 (1)3181116,336,9782
2015 1917232101416,876,7973
2016 19181104913,492,84218
2017 221400046T51,223,12991
2018 24193006815,793,7486
2019 19140003611,558,01471
2020 201300137T31,565,32353
2021 221700059T41,873,38169
2022 9600012T4513,538-
2023 1000000CUT--
Career*36826612 (2)14674145148,049,77820 [52]

*As of the 2023 season

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

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