Bubba Watson Had a Triple-Bogey Meltdown at the Travelers Championship

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Published: June 24, 2013

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Bubba Watson has not won a PGA Tour event since the 2012 Masters. He loves the TPC River Highlands golf course and earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2010 Travelers Championship.

He played well, posting 63-67-70 over the first three rounds and took a three-shot lead into the final round Sunday. It seemed the stars were aligned for Watson to pick up his fifth tour win on a course that he likes and is comfortable playing.

It was not meant to be, however.

Earlier in his career, Watson was too hard on himself and everyone around him. When he did not play well, he made life miserable for his wife and caddie.

They held an intervention and told him if he did not relax on the golf course, they were going to dump him. His win last year at the Masters was a result of the kinder, more gentle Watson enjoying the game and his surroundings on the golf course.

The adoption of his son was also in its final stages early in 2012, and fatherhood can have a very sobering affect on a young man.

“Old Bubba” resurfaced at the Travelers Championship Sunday. After dunking his tee shot on the par-three No. 16 into the water fronting the green, he became visibly upset and immediately verbally chastised his caddie, Ted Scott.

His triple-bogey six resulted in finishing at 10 under par for the tournament, missing a playoff with Chris Stroud and eventual winner, Ken Duke.

Watson was still agitated and continued the harangue in his post-round interview.

Co-workers often have disagreements on the job and must find a way to work through them to continue a satisfactory working relationship. Caddies and players are a unique partnership. The player gets the big money and the notoriety. The caddie normally gets the blame.

It is normal for a disagreement between player and caddie to get settled with the caddie getting fired and moving on to another player’s bag the f...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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