Former Bulldog, Bubba Watson enjoyed a career year on the golf course in 2010. The former college All-American was able to get his first win on the PGA Tour, finish runner-up at the PGA Championship, and was named to the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
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| Former Bulldog All-American Bubba Watson |
Watson earned a total of $3,198.998 in official PGA Tour events while finishing 8th in the FedEx Cup standings. Bubba got off to a strong start in 2010 with a runner-up finish at the Bob Hope Classic and added another top 5 finish in March at the Transitions Championship. Watson's big breakthrough came in June when he was able to overcome a 6 shot final round deficit at The Travelers Championship. Bubba would go on to defeat 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup Team Captain Corey Pavin, and tour veteran Scott Verplank, in a playoff to secure his first PGA Tour win.
Bubba continued his stellar play by shooting four sub-par rounds at the PGA Championship. His four round total was good enough to finish tied for first and force a 3 hole aggregate playoff with Martin Kaymer. Kaymer would defeat Bubba in the playoff, but his performance at the PGA helped him secure a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Watson lettered for the Bulldogs in 2000 and 2001 and was named All-SEC and honorable mention All-American in 2000.
Tonight on the Golf Channel, Bubba will be a guest of Tim Rosaforte as the focus of his weekly interview series scheduled to air at 6:00 p.m.
