Loser: Bubba Watson misses cut, lashes out at reporter
It’s either feast or famine for Watson, who is definitely on the famine side of things this season. Heading into the 2017 Masters, the lefty had missed the cut or withdrawn from three of his last six tournaments.
He didn’t improve his fortunes this weekend.
Posting scores of 74 and 78, he exited Augusta two shots outside the cut line. As we’ve grown to expect from this two-time Masters champion, Watson was a bit unfiltered following a dismal performance on Thursday and Friday at Augusta.
Bubba Watson after probable missed cut at #themasters: “Golf is tough; I don’t know if you’ve ever played it. But writing articles is easy.”
— @sapakoff (@Sapakoff) April 7, 2017
Now, to Watson’s credit, he did issue an apology of sorts after his emotional response.
Apologies for my bad attempt at a joke today… my jokes as bad as my golf this week! pic.twitter.com/T6hVOBvcpV
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) April 7, 2017
Watson very well may have been joking. But given his historically loose tongue and penchant for lashing out at people when he’s not on his game, he doesn’t get the benefit of the doubt here. Furthermore, we’re talking about a two-time Masters champion, and this is supposed to be a gentlemen’s game, after all.