Bubba Watson
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2 Major Championships • Two-Time Major Champion
Major Championship Wins
About Bubba Watson
Bubba Watson is a two-time major champion, cementing his place among golf's winners. His first major came at the 2012 Masters at age 33.
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Career Highlights
- 2012 Masters — Won first major with legendary hooked gap wedge from trees on playoff hole, one of the most iconic shots in Masters history
- 2014 Masters — Defended Masters title with wire-to-wire victory, joining elite company of back-to-back champions
- "The Shot" — 40-yard hook with 52-degree wedge from pine straw to 15 feet on 10th hole playoff, bending nearly 90 degrees around trees
- 12 PGA Tour Wins — Known for prodigious length off the tee and creative shot-making
- Left-Handed Power — One of the longest left-handed hitters in golf history, averaging over 310 yards at his peak
- 2022 — Joined LIV Golf as one of the circuit's early star signings
Did You Know?
- Self-Taught Genius: Bubba never had a formal golf lesson — his unorthodox swing and creative shot-making are entirely self-developed
- Pink Driver: Famous for using a pink driver head, Bubba's colorful equipment matched his outgoing personality and emotional playing style
- The General Lee: Bubba owned the "General Lee" car from "Dukes of Hazzard," later auctioning it and donating proceeds after reconsidering the Confederate flag imagery