Monday, April 09, 2012
Solomon: 'Bubba from Bagdad' now a major golf name - Houston Chronicle - He is self-taught. Self-motivated. And not afraid of self. The guy has a pink driver, for goodness sakes. The next golf lesson he takes will be his first. His game might be reckless, but at least it is his game. He goes down swinging. Or, on a day like this, when he bags his first major victory, he stands tall swinging away. As his name suggests, Watson is more than a little bit country. He calls himself Bubba from Bagdad, a tiny town of some 1,500 people in the far northwest corner of the Florida Panhandle. The Deep South. He attended the University of Georgia. He made a six-figure purchase of a General Lee, the Confederate Flag-bearing muscle car from the TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard." He's also a little bit rock and roll. That's him, barefoot and shirtless in blue-jean overalls, swaying a little off beat and rapping a little off key with Rickie Fowler, Ben Crane and Hunter Mahan in the video for the single "Oh Oh Oh," a release by the PGA Tour's first and only boy band, the Golf Boys.
Gerry 'Bubba' Watson Jr. Wins Masters - ABC News - Nils Kongshaung - Gerry "Bubba" Watson, Jr. never had a formal golf lesson. He didn't refine his swing with a swing coach. And on the second playoff hole at the Masters Tournament Sunday afternoon, he was so deep in the woods he couldn't see the green. But this natural-born golfer managed a hook shot that sent the ball shooting from its bed of pine needles, arching 40 yards through the trees to the green and landing just 10 yards from the hole.
What Would Jesus Do at the Masters? - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - THERE was a boys’ club, of course, a band of ardent, jockeying disciples. But as his fame grew, the messiah was also surrounded by women and talked about women with great respect. With his father far away, the golden boy was most influenced by his strong mother and the women in his inner circle.
Watson wins Masters | Pensacola News Journal | When it was all over, an emotional Bubba Watson hugged his caddie tightly, his shoulders shaking with sobs. The Milton High graduate -- from the small town of Bagdad -- won his first major golf tournament on the PGA Tour at the Masters in Augusta, Ga. And he couldn't have done it in a more dramatic fashion.
Bobby Petrino: Who Is Jessica Dorrell, Passenger In Arkansas Coach's Motorcycle Accident? - International Business Times - Howard Koplowitz - Dorrell was also engaged to Josh Morgan and her wedding is scheduled for June, according to weddingchannel.com. The 25-year-old woman played volleyball at Arkansas and earned All-SEC honors, according to her bio.
Sunday, April 08, 2012
What Would Jesus Do at the Masters? - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - THERE was a boys’ club, of course, a band of ardent, jockeying disciples. But as his fame grew, the messiah was also surrounded by women and talked about women with great respect. With his father far away, the golden boy was most influenced by his strong mother and the women in his inner circle.
Mike Huckabee takes aim at Rush Limbaugh - Dylan Byers - POLITICO.com - “I think there’s more to life than politics,” Huckabee said. “I really feel sorry for people who get so obsessed that their blood pressure goes up 20 points on the systolic because all they do is sit around and make themselves angry and crazy, thinking about things they don’t like.” “I’m an optimistic person. I love this country, and I’m thrilled that I’ve had the opportunities I’ve had,” he continues. “But rather than get angry about the things that have happened in this country, I prefer to approach it in a fun kind of way, rather than ridiculing somebody. And I don’t think that’ll ever happen. In fact, another tagline that will characterize the show is, ‘We will confront the issues and not the listeners’.”
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