Bubba Watson on Being a Major Champion and Looking for a 3rd Green Jacket

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Published: March 8, 2015

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"The first time you win any tournament, but win the Masters, I don't know if you've ever won it, but first time you ever win it, it's very difficult to handle," Bubba Watson admitted. "You go back, you're defending champ, media is all over you."

And that's just for starters. Apparently, the winner is supposed to already know the tournament traditions without the assistance of a guidebook.

"They don't give you any clue what goes on at Champions Dinner," he explained about the afterparty in 2012. "You just show up."

Watson said he finally asked the locker-room attendant.

Eventually someone gave him a "rough" estimate.

"I'm like, 'What do you mean, roughly?' I just show up?" he recalled. "So you think it's going to be more structured, but it's not."

While Watson may have a little different personality than most professional golfers, even he did not want to insult the Augusta National membership by doing the wrong thing or being late.

"I didn't know how to handle it, didn't know how to deal with it, didn't know what to expect," he said. "In 2013, I was in awe of it still."

Not that the tournament has lost any luster in his view. He's still enthralled by the tournament and what it means to the game of golf.

But when 2014 rolled around and he wasn't the defending champ, that took the pressure off him. Watson had been through the rest of the protocol so he was prepared.  

"I knew the time to show up, I knew the time to go to the dinner, I knew what to do at the dinner," he added. "I flew under the radar."

His comfort level at the club rose to the point where it was possible for him to win again in 2014. Now he's ready for all the responsibilities that come with the title of defending champ.

"I already know how to deal with it, what to do, what not to do," he explained. "I've got my routine now of how to practice and wha...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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