Michael Holahan/Augusta Chronicle
He's not exactly a good ol' boy. But Bubba Watson is from the South - Bagdad, Fla., to be exact. And he did go to the University of Georgia. And he does button his golf shirt to the top, for neatness. So if the fans at Augusta National late Sunday afternoon were acting as if they were at, say, a Georgia-Florida game, that was excusable.
"Bubba, Bubba, Bubba," they were chanting. He had just won a playoff for the Masters, and while he was crying, they were screaming, "Bubba, Bubba, Bubba."
Mothers would terrify their children before bedtime with stories of sweet little boys who stumbled absent-mindedly into a Ryder Cup gallery on a Sunday evening and were torn limb from limb by a thousand-strong mob of savages.... more »
MEDINAH, Ill. - Europe needed a huge comeback but didn't get it, and now the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club is squarely in the sights of the U.S. team. Dustin Johnson rolled in a long, downhill birdie putt on the par-3... more »
MEDINAH, Ill. -- Tiger Woods will sit out a match for the first time in his Ryder Cup history Saturday morning, while Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley will take aim at their third consecutive victory.Woods had played in every... more »
As it is, America compiled their 5-3 advantage despite Tiger Woods. The world No 2 may have suffered yet another winless opening day, but thanks largely to the heroics of rookies such as Keegan Bradley, Europe are presented with... more »
As a villain, Rory McIlroy is woefully miscast. It’s hard to work up a lather of loathing for the likable lad from Northern Ireland. As McIlroy acknowledged last week, “I’m not used to anyone sort of rooting... more »
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