Bubba Watson

United States · born November 5, 1978, Bagdad, Florida, USA

2major championships

Masters2 wins
PGA Championship1 2nd
Ryder Cup4 Cups

Summary

First major 2012 The Masters
Last major 2014 The Masters
Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 4-10-0 · 4 points (28.6%)
Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

2012 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 278 (-10) · won a playoff against Louis Oosthuizen
2014 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Jonas Blixt and Jordan Spieth

Near misses

2010 PGA Championship Whistling Straits (Straits Course) · runner-up to Martin Kaymer · 277 · lost playoff

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 14 matches: 4 won, 10 lost, 0 halved, 4 points. Foursomes 1-3-0, four-ball 3-3-0, singles 0-4-0.

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Martin Kaymer's rivals →

Moments

2012 Masters Louis Oosthuizen made a double eagle on the par-5 second hole in the final round, the fourth albatross in Masters history.
2012 Masters Watson hooked a wedge from the trees on the second playoff hole (the 10th) to win his first major after Oosthuizen bogeyed.
2014 Masters Watson won his second Masters in three years, three strokes ahead of Jonas Blixt and 20-year-old Jordan Spieth.
2014 Masters A four-shot swing on holes 8 and 9 of the final round, where Watson made two birdies and Spieth two bogeys, put Watson ahead for good.

Results by championship

Best day

2014 Masters

Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Jonas Blixt and Jordan Spieth

Watson won his second Masters in three years, three strokes ahead of Jonas Blixt and 20-year-old Jordan Spieth.

A four-shot swing on holes 8 and 9 of the final round, where Watson made two birdies and Spieth two bogeys, put Watson ahead for good.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2014.

Career line, 2010–2018

Masters

2012 Masters: won 2014 Masters: won

PGA Championship

2010 PGA Championship: runner-up to Martin Kaymer

Ryder Cup

2010 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-3-0 2012 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-2-0 2014 Ryder Cup (USA): 0-3-0 2018 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-0

20102012201420162018

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Major win
Runner-up
Ryder Cup, USA

Bubba Watson was born on November 5, 1978, in Bagdad, Florida, USA. Watson won 2 major championships: 2 Masters (2012, 2014). Watson played in 4 Ryder Cups for USA (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018), winning 4, losing 10 and halving 0 of 14 matches for 4 points.

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The record

Wins in the majors (2)

2012 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 278 (-10) · won a playoff against Louis Oosthuizen (Hole 18: Watson 4, Oosthuizen 4; Hole 10: Watson 4, Oosthuizen 5)
2014 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 3 strokes from Jonas Blixt and Jordan Spieth

Near misses

2010 PGA Championship Whistling Straits (Straits Course) · runner-up to Martin Kaymer · 277 · lost playoff

Ryder Cup

Watson played 4 Ryder Cups for USA: 14 matches, 4 won, 10 lost, 0 halved, 4 points (28.6% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-3-0, four-ball 3-3-0, singles 0-4-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2016.

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
2014 Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course USA · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course USA · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Webb Simpson (6), Jeff Overton (3), Matt Kuchar (1).

Masters Champions Dinner

2013, as the 2012 champion

Confidence: Confirmed. Menu status: Full. Faldo likened it to Chuck E. Cheese. Bubba admits he eats burritos beforehand because he is a picky eater.

2015, as the 2014 champion

Confidence: Confirmed. Menu status: Full. Identical to 2013, the only exact repeat on record.

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.