Bubba Watson is one of the PGA Tour’s longest drivers, with an average drive of 315.2 yards (288.2 m) in 2007 with the ability to smash a shot over 350 yards (320 m) with a ball speed of up to 194 mph (312 km/h).
Did Bubba Watson play college golf?
Bubba Watson played in only one competition during his final year on the golf team at the University of Georgia.
Has Bubba Watson ever had a golf lesson?
He’s never taken a class.
Bubba Watson is the polar opposite of the stereotypical golfing graduate who shows out on tour with a textbook stroke and a bullet-proof attitude.
His swing is erratic and free-flowing, and his ball spends as much time going laterally as it does forward.
How old was Bubba Watson when he started playing golf?
Watson began playing golf at the age of six, using a modified 9-iron given by his father. He honed his skills by hitting a whiffle ball around the house.
During his childhood, his father taught him the fundamentals of the game, but he has never taken a professional golf lesson; he takes pleasure in being self-taught and untutored.
