(1978-11-05) November 5, 1978 (age 45) Bagdad, Florida, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)[1]
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Pensacola, Florida
Spouse
Angie Watson
(m. 2004)
Children
2
Career
College
Faulkner State Community College University of Georgia
Turned professional
2002
Current tour(s)
LIV Golf
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour Nationwide Tour NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins
15
Highest ranking
2 (February 22, 2015)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
12
European Tour
4
Other
3
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 on the LIV Golf League since 2022.
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.
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^"Week 08 2015 Ending 22 Feb 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^Michaux, Scott (April 8, 2012). "Bubba's Masters win part of remarkable story". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^"Gerry Watson in Florida". PublicRecords. April 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^Busbee, Jay (April 8, 2012). "Bubba Watson wins Masters in dramatic playoff". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^"2007 PGA Tour Driving Distance". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
^"Long Drive Contest". YouTube. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
Gerry Lester "Bubba" Watson Jr. (born November 5, 1978) is an American professional golfer. He has two major championships, with victories at the Masters...
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held April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. BubbaWatson won his second Masters, three shots ahead of runners-up Jonas Blixt and...
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Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. BubbaWatson won the year's first major championship on the second hole of a sudden-death...
Kaymer won his first major championship in a three-hole playoff over BubbaWatson. It was the second PGA Championship in six years at Whistling Straits...
first major victory at the 2010 PGA Championship, which he won over BubbaWatson in a 3-hole playoff. That same year, he was also awarded the European...
later on in March at the WGC-Match Play, but he was beaten 3 & 2 by BubbaWatson in the semi-finals. He then went on to lose the consolation match 5 &...
Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Ben Crenshaw, José María Olazábal, BubbaWatson, and Scottie Scheffler. In the...
United States at Firestone in Akron, Ohio, two strokes ahead of runner-up BubbaWatson. Lowry accepted PGA Tour membership for the 2015–16 season. At the 2016...
the Asian Tour. He eagled the final hole with a 92 foot putt to beat BubbaWatson by one shot. In April 2022, Varner held his first solo 54-hole PGA Tour...
in Miami, Florida. He earned $1.53 million with the one-shot win over BubbaWatson and Jamie Donaldson. Reed became only the fifth golfer to earn three...
to his first career PGA Tour title when he lost out in a playoff to BubbaWatson at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. At the 15th hole Simpson had incurred...
Doral Golf Resort & Spa. He entered the final round three strokes behind BubbaWatson. However, Rose played well in the final round and took a two-stroke lead...
lead at the Travelers Championship, but would miss the playoff, won by BubbaWatson, by one stroke and finished in solo third.[citation needed] On August...
in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin, Texas. He lost to BubbaWatson in the final, 7 & 6. He also tied for second with a score of six-under-par...
and Peter Uihlein Talor Gooch, Thomas Pieters, Harold Varner III and BubbaWatson (c) Woodard, Adam (23 April 2023). "LIV Golf Adelaide prize money for...
hole for eagle from 74 yards to force a playoff with BubbaWatson. He hit it to 4 feet and Watson won the tournament. On April 3, Mickelson won the Shell...
Jason Day 2015 Rory McIlroy 2016 Jason Day 2017 Dustin Johnson 2018 BubbaWatson 2019 Kevin Kisner 2020 Cancelled 2021 Billy Horschel 2022 Scottie Scheffler...
Schwartzel (12) Adam Scott (17,18,19) Vijay Singh Jordan Spieth (16,17,18,19) BubbaWatson Mike Weir Tiger Woods Danny Willett (12) Past winners who did not play:...
Jason Day 2015 Rory McIlroy 2016 Jason Day 2017 Dustin Johnson 2018 BubbaWatson 2019 Kevin Kisner 2020 Cancelled 2021 Billy Horschel 2022 Scottie Scheffler...
Southern League's Organization of the Year. Two-time Masters Champion BubbaWatson became co-owner in January 2015. In 2016, the Blue Wahoos were chosen...
Ryan Palmer Mito Pereira Thomas Pieters Webb Simpson Daniel van Tonder BubbaWatson Kazuki Higa was invited but did not play. 14. If necessary, the field...
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