Bubba Watson was profiled on 60 Minutes tonight. I am not a big fan of Bubba, but I think he is a great golfer and golfing talent, but after watching the piece broadcast tonight I think I am more of a fan now. I think every golf fan would get something out of watching the 60 Minutes story on Bubba.
This is an ad that has been running on the GolfChannel all day today (throughout the Drive, Putt & Chip and the LPGA ANA Inspiration) and it is so bad that it’s terrible. Poor Mike Stone, he must be putting up his own money to buy these ads, and this cd comes across like it should be a Saturday Night Live parody commercial.
Here is the ad.
I love the Masters, but anyone who likes the Masters should not be buying that song (sorry Mike). If you must get the song you can find it on iTunes.
If you really like the Masters, this is the only song that matters:
In what has quickly become a great kickoff to the Masters Tournament, today was the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National. Getting up on Sunday morning and watching these kids on the Golf Channel is so much fun, and I can only imagine that it is a dream come true for these kids and their families.
Here are the winners from 2016
| Division | Winner | Points (D-C-P) |
| Boys 7-9 | Stephen Robert Hernandez | 25 (10-10-5) |
| Girls 7-9 | Emerson Blair | 24 (9-5-10) |
| Boys 10-11 | Christian Kim | 26 (9-9-8) |
| Girls 10-11 | Alexa Pano | 26 (10-9-7) |
| Boys 12-13 | Ty Griggs | 28 (10-9-9) |
| Girls 12-13 | Kayla Sam | 26 (10-9-7) |
| Boys 14-15 | Michael Thorbjornsen | 23 (9-10-4) |
| Girls 14-15 | Alyssa Montgomery | 26.5 (9-7.5-10) |
Last year it appeared that chipping and putting were the keys to winning, but this year it seems all of the winners were strong drivers too. Here are the winners from 2015.
This coming week is the 80th Masters Tournament. The Masters Tournament twitter feed put out this tweet with a link to an article about 10 things to see and do at the 80th Masters Tournament.
10 things to do and see this week at the 80th Masters Tournament: https://t.co/NGWy5uhuEB #themasters pic.twitter.com/HYwaMwwE55
— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) April 2, 2016
Maybe it’s a last minute April Fool’s day prank, but Tiger sent out a tweet this evening that he is not going to be playing in the 2016 Masters Tournament.
I’ve been dedicated to my rehab and improving daily, but I’m not physically ready to compete in the Masters. https://t.co/vbrv5xXISu
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 2, 2016
Minjee Lee made the second albatross in LPGA history with a hole in one on the 275-yard par-4 16th hole at the Kia Classic.
Check out @minjeegolf‘s albatross on the Par 4 16h @LPGAKiaClassic. Tune in NOW for live coverage on @GolfChannel pic.twitter.com/1rWfBa3Ae2
— LPGA (@LPGA) March 26, 2016
The other albatross was earlier this year by Ha Na Jang.
A “test event” for the 2016 Rio Olympics started on Tuesday, consisting of 5 men and 4 women participants. Here are some highlights and comments from the players, course architect Gil Hanse, and Frank Nobilo.
Ian Baker Finch also told CBC that he thinks the Olympic golf course is “come up nicely … grown in well” and reminds him of Royal Melbourne.
Jason Dufner posted on his instagram a video of himself taking batting practice with the Blue Jays in Dunedin Florida. According to the Golf Digest’s blog on this, Dufner and Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson are friends and were partners in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro Am a few weeks ago.
OK, Blue Jays, let’s play ball!!