Taylor McGillis, Online Editor
Bagdad, Fla. native, Bubba Watson, won the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Ga. which took place from April 5-8. Watson beat South African, Louis Oosthuizen in a two-hole playoff. The pair were tied after both players pared the 18th hole and remained at 10-under. After both pared the 18th again on the first hole of the playoff, on hole No. 10 Watson hit his tee shot well into the woods putting Oosthuizen in a great position to win the hole. But Watson followed up his disastrous tee shot with a brilliant one. With only a narrow window to work in, and his Masters hopes on the line, Watson struck the ball beautifully, hooking it just enough to land it on the green. Oosthuizen then missed a difficult putt that would have saved par, which set up Watson’s eventual tap-in for the win.
Also, in the final round of play on Sunday, one of the rarest feats in sports happened on the second hole par-five when runner-up Oosthuizen scored a double-eagle. Four double-eagles have been recorded in Masters history, and only 16 in the four majors combined. Also worth noting, is that the odds of hitting a hole in one is 40,000 to one and the odds of getting a double-eagle is 1,000,000 to one.
Watson’s win continues the pattern of a different golfer winning a major championship. He became the 13th different golfer to win in the last 13 major championships. With the win, Watson earned $1.44 million which is ten percent of his 12-year career earnings of $14.1 million.
Other notable players: Phil Mickelson, T-3rd place; Tiger Woods, T-40th; Rory McIlroy, T-40th
