2012 The Masters

[conched]

How would any of you like the added pressure of hitting down that cattle chute of people? Seems like Bubba just set himself up to win

Amazing!!

[JollyMon66]

What happened to the spectator who got clocked off the tee today?

[conched]

Sweetest!

Dang bubba...lay up!!!

[JollyMon66]

Congratulations Bubba!

[TommyBahama]

What happened to the spectator who got clocked off the tee today?

I missed that , who did it

[JollyMon66]

I missed who hit the ball but the guy tumbled over...they never came back to him that I saw

[conched]

He's crying...

Hugs for all. Caddy got the flag.

Enjoyed the posts.

[conched]

I missed who hit the ball but the guy tumbled over...they never came back to him that I saw

I missed that too

[TommyBahama]

Congrats Bubba.......loved seeing Ricky and Ben hanging there, and celebrating on the green with him!!

[JollyMon66]

My son judt called me..it was Hansen who hit the guy...looked like in the face...ouch

[conched]

Ooooh. Ouch!

[TommyBahama]

My son judt called me..it was Hansen who hit the guy...looked like in the face...ouch

That would hurt....only hit once by a golf ball....i was playing with buddies in Florida....i'm down the right side of the fairway waiting for a friend to hit....he's about 200 yards away from me on the left side....he hooks one off, and hit me square in the belt buckle...i actually started laughing , he turned white as a ghost.

[conched]

Now Bubba has both. A masters jacket and new son at home.

Bubba Watson didn’t think he could tear himself away from his month-old son, Caleb, in time to practice for the Masters Tournament.

After Friday’s second round, he was glad his wife, Angie, made him.

The former Georgia golfer birdied three holes on the back nine, including the par-5 Nos. 13 and 15, to finish the day with a 1-under 71 and a two-day 4-under 140.

“Any time you shoot under par in a major golf event, especially at the Masters here, it’s a good day,” Watson said. “Somehow I squeeked in at 1-under.”

Watson’s wife, who played basketball at Georgia as Angie Ball, made sure her husband got the practice — and much-needed sleep — he needed.

Had it been up to him, Watson said he would have forgone the preparation in favor of spending more time with his son, Caleb, whom the couple adopted less than two weeks ago.

Watson said he typically comes to Augusta on the Saturday before the Masters and gets in practice rounds on Sunday through Wednesday. Had no one urged him to leave earlier, he said he may not have come to Augusta National Golf Course until Wednesday, the day before the opening round.

“I wanted to come later, but my wife said, ‘No, you need to come in there and practice like normal and don’t worry about it,’ ” Watson said. “She was the one who was pushing me to get here early like I normally do. But I wanted to stay home for sure.”

Watson’s second round took a turn for the worse before it improved to put him a shot behind the early two-day leaders. He bogeyed a pair of par-4s at Nos. 5 and 9 for a 38 through the front nine. But he shot par on the next three holes and birdied three of the following four. He nearly shot an eagle on the par-5 No. 13 but missed a short putt before saving with a birdie.

“It was about a 6-footer, and I’m not very good at putting, so I missed it,” Watson said of his play on No. 13. “But I made an easy birdie, though. I made sure I made the birdie.”

Watson’s season already includes four top-10 finishes and a pair of runner-up performances in two of his previous three tournament, but he said the pressure of playing through the weekend at the Masters has been replaced by thoughts of his family.

“Here, this is just a golf tournament,” Watson said. “Win, lose or draw, it doesn’t matter in the whole scheme of things. It’d be nice to have a green jacket. But if I don’t win, no big deal. Our new son’s at home, so obviously that’s more important to me than trying to make a putt and win a golf tournament.”

[JollyMon66]

[conched]

Sure hope that guy is ok. I can imagine how Peter felt when he got over that way to hit his ball.

[surfpirate]

What happened to the spectator who got clocked off the tee today?

I've always thought that my game
could use a few spectators ringing the putting surfaces
to stop errant shots from over shooting
the green by thirty yards .....

... and a few down the tees and fairway
stop my balls from flying into
adjacent fairways ....

Add a few camera towers too
so I can get hazard relief
from those areas as well .....

[BahamaBreeze]

In case any of you missed this making the rounds yesterday...

[lime rickie]

In case any of you missed this making the rounds yesterday...

Is that Barry second from the left?