Bubba Watson of Bagdad, Florida is the latest golfer to join the LIV Tour. A two-time Masters champion, Watson is not expected to play anymore golf this year as he recovers from knee surgery according to Andy Roberts of golfmagic.com.
Watson is however to be a significant participant on the LIV Tour for the remainder of 2022 according to the British Broadcasting Company on Friday. He will be a non-playing captain at the LIV Golf Invitational in Boston at the beginning of September.
Watson’s wife Angie was a strong supporter of him moving from the PGA Tour to the LIV Tour. The Canadian native of Toronto, Ontario met Bubba while attending the University of Georgia while she played college basketball. According to Roberts, he stated “My wife loved it, we prayed about it, we came to the decision and here we are.”
Watson’s Masters titles from Augusta, Georgia came in 2012 and 2014. In 2012, Watson beat 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa in a playoff after shooting a four round score of -10. Watson then posted a score of -8 to beat Sweden’s Jonas Blixt and American Jordan Spieth by three strokes to win the 2014 Masters.
Watson has won 10 other titles on the PGA Tour. Of the 10, two events were part of the World Golf Championship, showing the golf world that Watson could be productive in events that have smaller fields, a concept that the LIV has developed. Watson won the 2014 WGC HSBC Champions in a playoff over South Africa’s Tim Clark by shooting a four round score of -11, and then beat Kevin Kisner 7 & 6 at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play Championships.
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