BUBBA WATSON GOES ROUND PELICAN HILL IN 81 ... USING ONLY ONE CLUB
FROM THE GOLFTALK CENTRAL WEBSITE
Never one to turn down an opportunity to get creative on the golf course, Bubba Watson
recently showed up to Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Beach, California,
with a 20-degree hybrid in hand. The other 13 clubs, it seems, proved to
be too much a burden.
Playing with just a single club and starting the round with only three balls in his pocket, the 2012 Masters champion made his way around the par-72, Tom Fazio lay-out in 81 shots, according to PGA teaching professional Tim Mitchell.
According to Mitchell, Watson told a course staffer that he enjoys the shot-making challenge provided by playing 18 holes with just a single club, perhaps evoking memories of the physics-defying wedge approach he used to claim his Masters Green Jacket last spring.
Watson's 2012 campaign led to a 69.64 scoring average, good for ninth on the US PGA Tour, although he slipped to 32nd for the 2013 season.
The southpaw's 2013-14 effort got off to a slow start, though, as he carded a 78 while presumably using all 14 clubs in the first round of the CIMB Classic in Malaysia.
Since then, though, the 35-year-old has broken 70 in six of his seven competitive rounds on Tour, tying for eighth at the WGC-HSBC Champions in his most recent start.
+What a great idea for a new pro (or even amateur) tournament ... THE ONE-CLUB CHALLENGE. Pick your own weapon and may the best man win!
Playing with just a single club and starting the round with only three balls in his pocket, the 2012 Masters champion made his way around the par-72, Tom Fazio lay-out in 81 shots, according to PGA teaching professional Tim Mitchell.
According to Mitchell, Watson told a course staffer that he enjoys the shot-making challenge provided by playing 18 holes with just a single club, perhaps evoking memories of the physics-defying wedge approach he used to claim his Masters Green Jacket last spring.
Watson's 2012 campaign led to a 69.64 scoring average, good for ninth on the US PGA Tour, although he slipped to 32nd for the 2013 season.
The southpaw's 2013-14 effort got off to a slow start, though, as he carded a 78 while presumably using all 14 clubs in the first round of the CIMB Classic in Malaysia.
Since then, though, the 35-year-old has broken 70 in six of his seven competitive rounds on Tour, tying for eighth at the WGC-HSBC Champions in his most recent start.
+What a great idea for a new pro (or even amateur) tournament ... THE ONE-CLUB CHALLENGE. Pick your own weapon and may the best man win!
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