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Bubba Watson is now part owner of a minor league baseball team

Published

9 years ago

Jan 20, 2015

It was an interesting 2014 for Bubba Watson, one that started with a proclamation for personal growth, saw the greatest extended stretch of golf in his career and devolved into a series of picked-apart incidents of the American’s perceived petulance.

So what’s in store for a follow up? Well, Watson has already made news for something other than his golf performance in 2015, but this time it is not controversial.

The 36-year-old announced on Monday that he’s joining the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos as a part owner, a move predicated on his close ties to this Cincinnati Reds affiliate squad.

Watson is good friends with the team’s two primary owners and has attended several Blue Wahoos games in recent years, as the team is situated about 20 miles from Watson’s hometown of Bagdad, Fla. In addition, he has thrown out the first pitch at a Blue Wahoos game and participated in batting practice with the squad.

In classic Bubba fashion, he took some swings with a pink bat at the Blue Wahoos’ stadium following his introduction as a new part owner.

Watson received some slack for a series of actions throughout the second half of 2014. In July, the 36-year-old complained that the press never said anything positive about him, and followed that up with a whirlwind August that included a bizarre diatribe against a harmless long drive contest, and an alarming showcase of poor attitude at the PGA Championship.

And maybe it wasn’t a personal shortfalling, but do we even need to get into Bubbaclaus?

It’s a new year, and maybe a new Bubba.

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Photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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2 days ago

Apr 23, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.

As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.

Be sure to check back for more photos from the Big Easy, as we’ll continue to update this page with additional galleries throughout the week.

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WITB Albums

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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

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1 week ago

Apr 16, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.

We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.

We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.

Check out links to all our photos, below.

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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open

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3 weeks ago

Apr 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.

The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.

GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.