Bubba wins his first PGA Tour event on Sunday

Big hitting Bubba Watson has been known for his distance but has failed to win on the PGA Tour until yesterday.  In an exciting final round that say the leaders falter, it was Watson, Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank who all posted excellent final round scores.  They posted numbers while the leaders chocked down the stretch.

Watson had a 1 shot lead on the par 4 17th hole but decided to go for the green even with his ball in a fairway bunker and lots of water to carry to reach the putting surface.  He hit a HORRIBLE shot that ended up in the hazard and made a double bogey dropping him one shot back.

On the 18th tee he used his greatest weapon to his advantage, his DISTANCE.  He flew his drive 330 yards and onto a cart path which gave him and extra 50 yards distance!  An approach shot of only 40 yards was left over and he knocked it to 6 feet and made the clutch putt to tie Verplank and Pavin.  Surely he had an advantage in the playoff as they would play the same hole and his opponents hit the ball rather short.

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What proceed in the playoff was one of the best shots I have seen in sometime given the circumstances.  Check the video below for highlights!

I wonder if he opened the eyes of Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin with his victory?  Corey is such a competitor he probably hasn’t even thought about it!