More on Bubba. Golf Channel is running a recent 60 minute interview with Bubba on the show "Feherty". Bubba owns the original "General Lee" from the tv show "the Dukes of Hazzard." Bubba's wife Angie played for the WNBA Cleveland Rockers.
Bubba's dad was Green Beret in Vietnam.
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1157http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eDTLapiIoc
Video of Bubba telling Steve Elkington that (golf) veterans could kiss his ass. Watson accused Elkington of moving while he was playing.
Video of Bubba telling Steve Elkington that (golf) veterans could kiss his ass. Watson accused Elkington of moving while he was playing.
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1158Good insight on Bubba Watson and Steve Elkington squabble
by Golfchannel.com on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 9:37am ·
Truth Behind Bubba and Elk - 04/03/2008
By Michael Collins
Editor's note: Michael Collins has been a stand-up comedian for 15 years and has more than seven years experience as a professional caddie. He currently covers the PGA TOUR as a correspondent with XM Satellite Radio and takes his turn on The Turn Mondays on GOLF CHANNEL.
So Andres Romero wins New Orleans and everyone says, "Did you hear about Bubba and Elkington!?"
OK, I know you want the REAL story. I'll give it to you as best as I can without getting my friends too angry at me.
First let me start by talking about the scoring area. Every tournament has what's called a scoring "trailer,” where the players go to sign there scorecards. There's a PGA TOUR official inside so any disputes can be talked over with. Every tournament has a trailer, looks like a single wide (to my redneck friends) with no windows – except in New Orleans.
Nope, in the Big Easy it's an all plexi-glass enclosure that looks like a PGA TOUR fish tank. Well, when the rumors of Bubba Watson and Steve Elkington had spread through the course faster than a Britney Spears/Paris Hilton sighting, the scoring area looked like an episode of Jerry Springer. Eight camera crews! About 30 reporters (me and another XM reporter there, too). Man, you should've seen the jockeying for position by the camera guys trying to get up against the windows to get a shot of the discussion going on in there. So here's how it almost came down to a ‘Battle in the Bayou.’
Steve Elkington, Bubba Watson, and Shigeki Mariyama are playing together for the first two rounds. Trouble began when it seemed that when Bubba was ready to hit Elk would do something like take off his glove; mess with his clubs; or even worse, start walking. Now these might not seem like things that would warrant getting cursed out, but any of you who have had to deal with guys doing these things know exactly how they can drive you nuts, especially when a player is grinding to make the cut.
Two things you have to know: first, none of that stuff seemed to happen when Shigeki was about to play. And second, Bubba is a lefty. What that means is the other golfers and caddies in his group have to be very aware of where they stand and when they move. Ever play with a lefty and you spend the first nine holes putting the golf cart at the wrong spot? Yeah, I’m that lefty!
Anyway, by Day 2 it was starting to come to a head. Elk was playing great; Bubba was struggling to make the cut. Then on the fourth hole a cameraman backed Elk off a shot and he snapped at the guy. Bubba and his caddie shared a look like, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" On the eighth hole, Bubba drives the green and three putts for par. Now the steam is coming out of his ears like a kettle left too long on the stove. Bubba can already look like a cat in a dog pound every now and then and on 10 it happened.
Bubba hammers his tee ball into the rough but WAY past Elk and Shigeki. They both hit first and as Bubba stands over his second, Elks starts moving around. Bubba snapped. No player, even a 20-year veteran and major champion like Steve, wants to make a fellow pro snap. Even if (which I don't think is the case) he was "messing" with him a little bit. Now when they get to 10 green Elk wants to apologize to Bubba. He goes to put his arm around Bubba's shoulder, but by then it's too late – redneck rampage has already taken hold!
One more curse out and now Steve is getting mad because he’s getting cursed out on TV.
Steve tells "someone" he will not be signing Bubba's scorecard when they finish and by the time that got around the course... Let the melee at the 18th scoring trailer begin!
Steve walks in first, waits for Bubba, then throws the scorecard down, turns to the official and says, "I am not signing this." Two minutes later head official Arvin Ginn shows up and the "discussion" happens. Arvin comes out first, goes over to Roger Maltbie and says it's a dead issue with the TOUR. It's resolved and that's it, no further comment.
Now Steve comes out: "No comments for everyone," was his comment.
Then Bubba comes out, says he'll talk, and offers public apologies to EVERYBODY (the tournament; sponsors; fans; Steve; Shigeki; hell, even the caddies). He takes full responsibility for what happened on the course, even says he and Steve "do what men do... hugged it out."
It takes a big man to step up and say he’s sorry, especially out here with the megalomaniac egos we all have.
Apology accepted dude, even if it wasn't all your fault.
Woody Austin, by the way, gets the No. 2 award for manning up in New Orleans, when he came out of scoring and said, "I choked and when I do I'm man enough to say it." Love you, too, Woody!
by Golfchannel.com on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 9:37am ·
Truth Behind Bubba and Elk - 04/03/2008
By Michael Collins
Editor's note: Michael Collins has been a stand-up comedian for 15 years and has more than seven years experience as a professional caddie. He currently covers the PGA TOUR as a correspondent with XM Satellite Radio and takes his turn on The Turn Mondays on GOLF CHANNEL.
So Andres Romero wins New Orleans and everyone says, "Did you hear about Bubba and Elkington!?"
OK, I know you want the REAL story. I'll give it to you as best as I can without getting my friends too angry at me.
First let me start by talking about the scoring area. Every tournament has what's called a scoring "trailer,” where the players go to sign there scorecards. There's a PGA TOUR official inside so any disputes can be talked over with. Every tournament has a trailer, looks like a single wide (to my redneck friends) with no windows – except in New Orleans.
Nope, in the Big Easy it's an all plexi-glass enclosure that looks like a PGA TOUR fish tank. Well, when the rumors of Bubba Watson and Steve Elkington had spread through the course faster than a Britney Spears/Paris Hilton sighting, the scoring area looked like an episode of Jerry Springer. Eight camera crews! About 30 reporters (me and another XM reporter there, too). Man, you should've seen the jockeying for position by the camera guys trying to get up against the windows to get a shot of the discussion going on in there. So here's how it almost came down to a ‘Battle in the Bayou.’
Steve Elkington, Bubba Watson, and Shigeki Mariyama are playing together for the first two rounds. Trouble began when it seemed that when Bubba was ready to hit Elk would do something like take off his glove; mess with his clubs; or even worse, start walking. Now these might not seem like things that would warrant getting cursed out, but any of you who have had to deal with guys doing these things know exactly how they can drive you nuts, especially when a player is grinding to make the cut.
Two things you have to know: first, none of that stuff seemed to happen when Shigeki was about to play. And second, Bubba is a lefty. What that means is the other golfers and caddies in his group have to be very aware of where they stand and when they move. Ever play with a lefty and you spend the first nine holes putting the golf cart at the wrong spot? Yeah, I’m that lefty!
Anyway, by Day 2 it was starting to come to a head. Elk was playing great; Bubba was struggling to make the cut. Then on the fourth hole a cameraman backed Elk off a shot and he snapped at the guy. Bubba and his caddie shared a look like, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" On the eighth hole, Bubba drives the green and three putts for par. Now the steam is coming out of his ears like a kettle left too long on the stove. Bubba can already look like a cat in a dog pound every now and then and on 10 it happened.
Bubba hammers his tee ball into the rough but WAY past Elk and Shigeki. They both hit first and as Bubba stands over his second, Elks starts moving around. Bubba snapped. No player, even a 20-year veteran and major champion like Steve, wants to make a fellow pro snap. Even if (which I don't think is the case) he was "messing" with him a little bit. Now when they get to 10 green Elk wants to apologize to Bubba. He goes to put his arm around Bubba's shoulder, but by then it's too late – redneck rampage has already taken hold!
One more curse out and now Steve is getting mad because he’s getting cursed out on TV.
Steve tells "someone" he will not be signing Bubba's scorecard when they finish and by the time that got around the course... Let the melee at the 18th scoring trailer begin!
Steve walks in first, waits for Bubba, then throws the scorecard down, turns to the official and says, "I am not signing this." Two minutes later head official Arvin Ginn shows up and the "discussion" happens. Arvin comes out first, goes over to Roger Maltbie and says it's a dead issue with the TOUR. It's resolved and that's it, no further comment.
Now Steve comes out: "No comments for everyone," was his comment.
Then Bubba comes out, says he'll talk, and offers public apologies to EVERYBODY (the tournament; sponsors; fans; Steve; Shigeki; hell, even the caddies). He takes full responsibility for what happened on the course, even says he and Steve "do what men do... hugged it out."
It takes a big man to step up and say he’s sorry, especially out here with the megalomaniac egos we all have.
Apology accepted dude, even if it wasn't all your fault.
Woody Austin, by the way, gets the No. 2 award for manning up in New Orleans, when he came out of scoring and said, "I choked and when I do I'm man enough to say it." Love you, too, Woody!
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1159Every year the most recent Masters champion hosts a champions dinner for all past winners of the Masters. They decide the menu.
Bubba is considering the "Lexington Barbecue" to cater. If not them he said "Waffle House" would be great. Toasted cheese sandwiches.
Bubba is considering the "Lexington Barbecue" to cater. If not them he said "Waffle House" would be great. Toasted cheese sandwiches.
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1160Let's hope Bubba does not consult Fuzzy Zoeller for publicly suggested menu choices.
If Bubba Watson wants pulled pork BBQ, I can make it.
I have three or four ways of making pulled pork barbecue that always get rave reviews.
My pork is always slow cooked, with a few methods of getting there.
I make my own mustard based sauce, and my own vinegar based sauce.
If anyone wants boring ketchup (catsup) based sauce, I suggest they just pull a bottle I bought off the shelf from the fridge.
Personally, when I order at a Waffle House I usually request "scattered, smothered, and covered."
If Bubba Watson wants pulled pork BBQ, I can make it.
I have three or four ways of making pulled pork barbecue that always get rave reviews.
My pork is always slow cooked, with a few methods of getting there.
I make my own mustard based sauce, and my own vinegar based sauce.
If anyone wants boring ketchup (catsup) based sauce, I suggest they just pull a bottle I bought off the shelf from the fridge.
Personally, when I order at a Waffle House I usually request "scattered, smothered, and covered."
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1161Bubba Watson has made PBS. He'll be the 2nd guest on Charlie Rose in a bit.
I bet he gets no more than 48 hours more from his wife to come home and change a diaper.
I bet he gets no more than 48 hours more from his wife to come home and change a diaper.
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1165I caught that "Bubba on Letterman" as it aired out here.
A few hours after taping, and with three added hours for West Coast television viewing.
Also on the Masters, Jose Maria Olazabal was clocked at 97 MPH on a rural road going the back way from Augusta to the next tournament at Hilton Head.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olazabal-s ... -golf.html
I had a Porsche 924S I drove on I-20 towards Augusta for the heck of it just before dawn after New Year's Eve some years back. Wanting to get back home quickly, I decided to see if it checked out as rated.
It was rated for 147 mph.
I chickened out for pressing the pedal further and cruised home at 127mph for most of the return trip.
127mph seemed fast enough that early morning.
My wife and I have a little rental property a little bit west of Columbia, South Carolina. When I tell stories mentioning it's just about an hour from August National, she has tried to correct me saying it's a bit longer drive than that.
It's about an hour at regular traveling interstate speeds. Way less at 127 mph.
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1166That was indeed good stuff, Loufla.
You likely may not have known, but that comedian (Steve Bridges) died about a month ago.
http://news.yahoo.com/comic-impressioni ... 42377.html
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1167TFISC- Did not know that. I had seen his Bush and Clinton but had never seen his Obama.
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1168Remarkable they have that boat seaworthy again. I've seen that boat in past years perched for public viewing in open weather in a state of decay just of A1A in the Florida Keys.
African Queen to begin daily cruises in the Keys
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — The African Queen, the iconic original vessel from the classic film of the same name, is plying nearshore waters and canals in the Florida Keys again.
Keys sailing charter operators Lance and Suzanne Holmquist inked an agreement with the 100-year-old boat’s owner and invested some $70,000 to restore the boat that carried Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn to movie history. The boat was originally brought to Key Largo in 1983 and restored then, but has languished as an out-of-the-water display for the past 11 years.
Stephen Bogart, son of the film star, was present during a re-launch event Thursday for the vessel, registered as a national historic site.
Next week, the Holmquists are to begin daily cruises for Keys visitors from the Holiday Inn Key Largo.
African Queen to begin daily cruises in the Keys
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — The African Queen, the iconic original vessel from the classic film of the same name, is plying nearshore waters and canals in the Florida Keys again.
Keys sailing charter operators Lance and Suzanne Holmquist inked an agreement with the 100-year-old boat’s owner and invested some $70,000 to restore the boat that carried Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn to movie history. The boat was originally brought to Key Largo in 1983 and restored then, but has languished as an out-of-the-water display for the past 11 years.
Stephen Bogart, son of the film star, was present during a re-launch event Thursday for the vessel, registered as a national historic site.
Next week, the Holmquists are to begin daily cruises for Keys visitors from the Holiday Inn Key Largo.
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1169In the spirit of "holy crap," I watched the last 30 minutes of Milk last night.
My wife has previously thrown cold water on viewing Milk, because she despises the politics of Sean Penn.
I'm open minded.
When it comes to politics and poltical views, I normally offer a high ground to good talent and entertainment.
Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk was deserving of every award Hollywood has to offer.
And I really only liked Sean Penn in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," and "Dead Man Walking," before this viewing.
My wife has previously thrown cold water on viewing Milk, because she despises the politics of Sean Penn.
I'm open minded.
When it comes to politics and poltical views, I normally offer a high ground to good talent and entertainment.
Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk was deserving of every award Hollywood has to offer.
And I really only liked Sean Penn in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," and "Dead Man Walking," before this viewing.
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1170I personally cannot stand the fact that Penn supports murderous thug dictators and that usually keeps me from wanting to watch anything he does but I will admit I love Mystic River, and thought he did a wonderful job in that movie.