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BallStriker Great Member

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I am very happy for Bubba to get his first win........I am a big Bubba fan and have been since his nationwide tour days....I recall a time when he was in a playoff (with K Stadler, I believe) on a par 5....Bubba had hit his second shot into the rough next to the green (tough play, no certainty of getting it up and down)....anyway, Stadler failed to find his ball that didn't quite carry the water hazzard and I think there may have been a questions as to whether it was in the hazzard or out and just lost....anyway, Stadler goes back to where he hit his original 2nd shot and plays another ball -- and he just hits this unbelievalbe shot that ends up about 18 inches from the cup.....the crowd around the green is going crazy and then they pan the camera over to Bubba and he is standing right next to the gallery with a huge smile on his face (almost laughing) as he is clapping for Stadler right along with the gallery......I just thought to myself, "here is a guy who has it figured out".....BTW, Bubba got up and down for the win....

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The win has major repercussions for Bubba. He's in next year's Masters, and he's now right in the thick of things for a Ryder Cup spot (13th in the US standings). Perhaps most importantly in the short term, the win puts him in the top two in earnings among those not yet exempt for the British Open since the May 24 cutoff date for the top 50 in the world rankings, who get an invite after the AT&T; National. Bubba has earned $1,110,375 since the Memorial plus the Players; the winner this week in Philly (where Bubba isn't in the field) will collect $1,116,000. Barring a surprise winner or a top-3 finish by one of the Rickies (Barnes and Fowler, who have earned $625,945 and $747,750 during the qualification period, respectively), Bubba will be in the field at St. Andrews. I wish they'd air his practice rounds at the Old Course on pay-per-view.

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I'm sure most people have heard the story or read the article about it, but if I recall correctly Bubba himself has said he has A.D.D., although he has never been diagnosed since he doesn't go to the doctor. Long story short he has trouble in tourneys because he gets so impatient and bored. In this article it said he played a practice round once with Tiger and played every shot of the entire day with a 4-wood just because it kept his attention, and I think he shot like 78? He has some really great shot-making skills.

EDIT: He played with his wife and shot 77 with a 4-wood, putts included from 7,000+ yards.
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I am very happy for Bubba to get his first win........I am a big Bubba fan and have been since his nationwide tour days....I recall a time when he was in a playoff (with K Stadler, I believe) on a par 5....Bubba had hit his second shot into the rough next to the green (tough play, no certainty of getting it up and down)....anyway, Stadler failed to find his ball that didn't quite carry the water hazzard and I think there may have been a questions as to whether it was in the hazzard or out and just lost....anyway, Stadler goes back to where he hit his original 2nd shot and plays another ball -- and he just hits this unbelievalbe shot that ends up about 18 inches from the cup.....the crowd around the green is going crazy and then they pan the camera over to Bubba and he is standing right next to the gallery with a huge smile on his face (almost laughing) as he is clapping for Stadler right along with the gallery......I just thought to myself, "here is a guy who has it figured out".....BTW, Bubba got up and down for the win....

No he didn't. Bubba Watson never won a Nationwide Tour event.

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No he didn't. Bubba Watson never won a Nationwide Tour event.

Correct, He did however win the CVS caremark charity classic in 2008 with team mate Camilo Villegas, it is a professional golf tournament, but is unaffiliated with professional golf tours now, it was formerly a tournament on the PGA Tour from 1969 through 1998

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BallStriker Great Member

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No he didn't. Bubba Watson never won a Nationwide Tour event.

Maybe it was coming down the stretch of a tourney in which they were both in contention.....forgive me, I am getting old...

Editing to Add .....You are right Shorty, Stadler won the playoff...it was the 2004 Lake Erie Peak n Peak Classic...the second playoff hole was a Par 5 and I am thinking that was the hole I was recalling....Bubba did not get up and down, and they both made par. At least some of my memory is still there........

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Way to go, Bubba!

I choked up when I saw his interviews.

This is the first tournament in a long time that I didn't get to watch the final round, and I'm so bummed. It must've been great to witness in realtime.

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Titleist_ProV1x Dedicated Member

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Way to go, Bubba!

Wooooo Hooooo !!!

I choked up when I saw his interviews.

Same here, that was straight from his heart

This is the first tournament in a long time that I didn't get to watch the final round, and I'm so bummed. It must've been great to witness in realtime.

I missed the final round as well, first one all year and wouldn't you know it, BUBBA wins ! in a playoff no less, Doh !!!

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I did in fact go on the Friday, and actually learned a valuable lesson... I am never, ever going to throw a club again.

Actually, I've only tossed once. A week before the tounament, we put together a foresome and I blew a simple putt and gave my putter a small toss. My regular partner said he'd never seen me do that and he was correct. I never had.

Skip ahead to the Travelers, 13th hole, par 5. Craig Bowden wifs his second shot way short of the hole but on the green. And then sails his 3rd straight across the green and down the hill. That's when he threw the club, enough for him to have to pull out his divot tool and make a repair. Chips for 4, then sinks it for par. He pulls his ball out of the cup and throws it into the nearby water hazzard. I now know how really stupid that really is and looks. I've seen it profesionally done.

Lesson learned.

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