"The Masters"

Gutsy shot by Bubba on 15.

And I cried!

A 4 day admission ticket costs $4,000. When Tiger announced he would not play the price dropped to $3,700.

Mr Ichi wrote:Tiger would have won if he did not have a bad back.  

. . . . . and if a frog had wings Ichi!  

I don't know much about golf but I'm happy for our home town champion.    He seems like a really nice guy.

I just can't comprehend how somebody that skinny can be the longest driver on the PGA tour.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- He swings out of his shoes with a pink-shafted driver, his golf ball traveling distances that are awed and admired. Bubba Golf, it is called, often with disbelief and wonder.

For all his quirkiness, including the homemade swing and the rambling interviews and the -- believe it or not -- Twitter conversations with his followers on the morning of the final round of a major championship he is leading, Bubba Watson is a remarkable talent.

Watson put his ability on full display Sunday, shooting a final-round 69 at Augusta National to pull away from Jordan Spieth on the back nine and win his second Masters in three years.

Only eight other players have won the Masters in such a short span -- including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Jack Nicklaus.

"It's overwhelming," said Watson, the only player in the top seven to shoot in the 60s in the final round. "To win twice, to be with those great names. ... A small-town guy named Bubba now has two green jackets. It's pretty wild."

http://espn.go.com/golf/masters14/story/_/id/10778027/bubba-watson-wins-second-masters-title-three-years

p.s. play the video at the top of that page to hear some interesting stuff about Bubba and today's round.

LOVE this quote from the LA Times, Dan Wiederer:   "Alien golf? Otherworldly golf? Naw, boy, just Bubba Golf."