Bubba watson just won the wgcdell technologies match play championship at austin country club in austin, texas. The immediate question when you hear that piece of information is. One of the few lefthanded golfers on tour, he is a multiple major champion, with victories at the masters tournament in 2012 and 2014. Sep 14, 2016 bubba watson at the deutsche bank championship. Have you ever seen bubba watson playing on the pga tour with his pink ping driver. Two days after watson won the masters, ping said it would sell 5,000 limitededition g20 drivers with the pink shaft and head. Bubba watson took the high road discussing a recent espn survey of 103 anonymous golfers that showed him to be among the least popular players on. Twotime masters champion bubba watson, whos made the pink driver his signature club butch dillusa today sports decided to up the stakes at the 2017 masters. Bubba and angie watson national council for adoption.
This week, we couldnt stop staring at bubba watson s colorful gfore golf gloves that added a unique touch to his oncourse style. The pink driver, the homemade swing, his constant chatter about family and god. He plays a severe bending shot around the trees, lands the ball on the green, then twoputts for an emotional victory. Go inside the ping tour truck as we custombuild bubba watsons pink g400 lst driver. Apr 10, 2012 the pink driver used by bubba watson to win the masters is going to market. Bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion.
From his general lee car to his pink driver, watson marches to the beat of his own drum. Ping releases limited edition pink g driver mygolfspy. Apparently that goes as far as the golf ball he is. The g driver features turbulators on the crown that reduce drag and improve aerodynamics to produce longer carries and blistering ball speeds.
Feb 16, 2017 equipment is accurate as of the masters 4517. He first came to notice for wearing flashes of pink to raise money and awareness to various charities. Apr 09, 2012 bubba watson, pink driver, white clothes and all, is your 2012 masters champion. About bubba and angie watson known for incredible shotmaking, mammoth drives, a hot pink shafted driver and an electric personality, bubba watson is an all american superstar. Will bubbas pink driver translate into marketing gold. The ping g bubba watson pink driver is designed to improve ball speed, accuracy and launch angle for golfers of all skill levels. Bubba watson, as talented as he is, uses a pink ping g20 driver that is 44. Watson previously played with titleists pro v1x ball last season, and he keeps a pink driver in his bag. Ima just do it is the third and final single of kbs album tomorrow we live. His club sponsor, ping, was pushed to make pink drivers after so many had asked for them following watson s masters performance using the odd shade.
Unfollow bubba watson pink driver to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Sometimes watson will play white golf balls, sometimes pink. Watson s pink driver snapped on the range in korea while he was warming up. Jan 25, 2012 bubba watson will be using a pink ping g20 driver for the 2012 pga season. Apr 07, 2017 why is bubba watson using a pink ball at the masters. Watson also sported a pink glove and used a pink driver on the first day at augusta. As ever bubba is sporting a pink version, which will go hand in hand with his new pink volvik balls, and a colourful gfore golf glove to boot. You can buy bubbas driversame color, too golf digest. Jan 02, 2018 bubba watson has not yet grabbed his first win of 2017, but has certainly been in form and has contended for a handful of the early tournaments. Golfer bubba watson tells 60 minutes why his father first started painting his sons driver a striking shade of bright pink. Apr 07, 2015 bubba watsons on being golfs most despised player. Vovlik will let watson collaborate on some golf ball decisions, which appealed to him. Ping g30 limited edition bubba pink driver 2nd swing golf.
Ping g30 limited edition bubba watson pink driver w. Ping pink driver g400 specs the g400 is the next generation of ping drivers after the g2. The actual pink shaft on watson s driver is a grafalloy bimatrx, and his. Ping offers limited edition bubba watson pink driver.
How is bubba watson allowed to use a pink and green golf ball at the masters. Now you can add bubba watson s pink ping g20 driver to that list. Bubba will be playing volviks 4piece, 105 compression s4 ball this season in pink, pearl bluewhite and green. Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver. By now youre probably familiar with bubba watson s ping g driver. Watson is using the pink driver this year as part of his. The lefty bomber is the only member of pings tour staff currently playing a big stick that has a bright pink on the crown and. Driver length creep may be why you cant hit your driver. Jan 05, 2017 in a deal rumored for so long stevie wonder could see it coming, volvik usa has signed bubba watson to a multiyear deal to play its colorful line of balls, giving volvik its highest profile player on tour. Jan 24, 2012 we all knew bubba watson liked the color pink. With pink driver and extroverted style, watson is valuable for the promotion of this sport. As bubba watson prepares to defend his title this weekend at the farmers insurance, he is preparing for another year long commitment. Bubba watson spits hot fire on christian rap song ima just do it twotime masters champion bubba watson is a featured artist on a new christian rap single. Bubba uses ping 703 gold grips, with a grip reminder that puts the rib 10 degrees open.
Bubba watson witb for 2017 find out what clubs bubba is. Eleven pga tour wins including two victories in augusta alone are well worth their dedicated watches. Just in time for the first major of the season, ping has made this golf club available to the golfing public. Bubba watson, ping raising money by selling signature pink. Reasons why bubba watson isnt winning any popularity contests. Bubba watson has not yet grabbed his first win of 2017, but has certainly been in form and has contended for a handful of the early tournaments. Bubba watson wins the dell match play kermit zarley. Ping golf will begin selling masters winner bubba watson s pink driver to the public june 1. You want to embrace him, because hes equal parts multiple masters winner and equal parts golf everyman. See what were all about excited to be partnering with jockey being family to raise awareness and support for postadoption efforts.
Bubba watsons driver snapped in half just minutes before his. Bubba watson on why hes not mr unpopular anymore, being americas weak link. The next generation ping womens driver maximizes forgiveness and distance through a higher moi, faster face and lighter overall club weight. In a deal rumored for so long stevie wonder could see it coming, volvik usa has signed bubba watson to a multiyear deal to play its colorful line of balls, giving volvik its highest profile player on tour. Watson used a sweetlooking pink ping driver he used en route to victory. At the 2019 waste management phoenix open and the 2019 genesis open, however, bubba was using the matteblack stock version. Ping to sell 5,000 pink drivers after bubba watsons. Learn more at see more ideas about raising money for charity, pink and how to raise money. Watson unveils a pink ping g410 custom bubba driver. Aug 29, 2017 can bubba watson, the mercurial golfer whose pga tour career has swerved all over the rankings, make a run in this years fedexcup playoffs. Bubba watson going off the wall in 2017 while using a pink.
Bubba watson changed drivers and irons last weekhere are. Ping, which sponsors the masters champ, said it would donate 5 percent of sales of its pink driver. That pink driver used by bubba watson during his masters victory is going to the market. It is also pink for a reason and not just because he is a bit loopy. He has 11 wraps under the top of the grip and wraps under the bottom of the grip his 60degree lob wedge has 12 wraps under the top part of the grip and 14 wraps under the bottom part of the grip. Bubba watsons pga tour career zigzags through the rankings. Embed from getty images during most of his career tiger woods played a 43. Oct 09, 2015 bubba is the biggest hitter on the pga tour and that unmistakable pink driver is most responsible for his tour success. In an eighteenhole finals match, he soundly defeated kevin kisner 7 and 6, meaning. Apr 10, 2012 it is also pink for a reason and not just because he is a bit loopy. Bubba is of course sponsored by ping, and uses a full set of ping clubs from the putter to driver. Mar 25, 2018 bubba watson just won the wgcdell technologies match play championship at austin country club in austin, texas.
Bubbas pink ping g driver to be offered in limited quantities. But would you be surprised to learn that his favorite golf club is not the driver. He has had sixfigure cars accented with the color, used a pink shafted driver for years, and filled in just about any part of his wedges with the. Bubba one of the most widely recognized golfers in the world for his pink driver, unique style, and blistering drives, bubba watson has come a long way from slapping wiffle balls around his parents house in bagdad, florida. Born in pensacola, fl and raised in nearby bagdad, he learned to play golf by hitting whiffleballs around the house as a kid. Tungstenweighted with a forged face, creating a faster, more forgiving driver. Like jordan spieth and henrik stenson, watson is currently hitting the titleist pro v1x golf ball. Continuing what i suppose now qualifies as a tradition, ping has introduced a limited edition pink version of its g driver. The pink driver used by bubba watson to win the masters is going to market.
Part of the visual story in watching bubba s play on sunday was not only his unorthodox, selftaught swing but also his pink driver. If you dont know his story yet, get to know the man who drives a general lee, hits the ball a mile and is trying. Why is bubba watson using a pink ball at the masters. Bubbas pink ping g30 driver supports charity the golf guide. The masters 19 things you should know about bubba watson. Five percent of the proceeds go to watson s charity drive. Bubba s first major hinges on an improbable recovery shot from the woods on the second playoff hole.
Ping g 9 degrees with 8 degrees of actual loft shaft. As a ping authorized retailer, you can preorder yours today. Bubba watson 10 things you may not know about bubba. For players who favor the ping g30 or more recent g series drivers for the impressive combination of distance and. Mar 04, 2015 one person who played a proam with bubba watson at the barclays a couple years ago at liberty national told me a story of watson never speaking to the amateur players once during the entire round. Ping g bubba watson limited edition pink driver carls golfland. Ever since bubba watson won the 2012 masters with a custom pinkcolored ping g20 driver, hes used a pink version of the newest ping driver models. Jan 04, 2017 bubba watson is never one to live life by the book. Bubba watson spotted with new ping g400 driver at erin hills. Bubba watson will be showcasing a brand new driver at erin hills for the 117th us open, and it is widely rumoured to be the new ping g400 driver.
The original ping pink driver was designed exclusively as the driver for bubba watson of the pga tour, but its reputation has swept across the golfing world. Bubba watson 10 things you may not know about bubba 19th. Watson is playing the volvik s4 ball, which differs slightly in spin and is built for higher swing speeds. Known for incredible shotmaking, mammoth drives, a hot pink shafted driver and an electric personality, bubba watson is a true all american superstar. Watson is set to choose from three different color volvik golf balls. Have you ever wondered why bubba watson decided to make his driver pink.
Buy new and used ping g30 limited edition bubba pink driver from the best golf shop. Who is bubba watson and why is he holding a pink driver while. Bubba watson changed drivers and irons last weekhere are photos and details of it. Ping g bubba watson limited edition pink driver carls. Bubba watson is swinging a pink driver again and this time its the pink ping g30 driver. Com equipment insider bubba watsons ping g25 driver received a fresh look for his first start of the year at the farmers insurance open. One of bubba watson s endorsements is with richard mille watches. Bubba watson, ping raising money by selling signature pink driver. The lst stands for low spin technology to help fast swingers keep the ball down. Tungsten weighting closer to the face promotes low, stable spin. Ping pro bubba watson wins the masters, and ping players finish 123. The twotime major winner is using a pink golf ball. Apr 10, 2012 the awesome pink colored ping driver that bubba watson used to win the green jacket at the masters this past weekend will soon be available to the public when ping releases a special edition of. Jun 12, 2017 bubba watson s new pink ping g400 driver as seen at erin hills.
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