Bubba Watson & Mark Wahlberg Creating A Pebble Beach ‘Perfect Storm’.

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The all-left duo of Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg and former Masters champion Bubba Watson gelled to produce a second round ‘Perfect Storm’ on day two of the AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Watson carded a 68 and fighting back from a first round 73 to make the cut in the pro-amateur event along the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

Watson is competing in the event for a first time in nine years and all thanks to Wahlberg, and star of other movies such as The Italian Job, The Renaissance Man, The Departed, Ted and The Fighter.

Wahlberg enjoys his golf so much he called his movie production company:- ‘Hole-In-One Productions’.

And it was Wahlberg who has been credited with getting the Baghdad-born Bubba back to contest the prime West Coast Swing event.

'Knuckles' - Biubba Watson and Mark Wahlberg competing alongside each other at this week's AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

‘Knuckles’ – Biubba Watson and Mark Wahlberg competing alongside each other at this week’s AT & T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

“Bubba and I are buddies, and it was good to get out there with him,” Wahlberg said. “It was the first day he was actually supportive and not trying to take my money. Usually, he’s trying everything he can to heckle me.”

Wahlberg and Watson met in 2010 at the U.S. Open Challenge at Pebble Beach, when pro golfers caddied for celebrities and stars from other sports. Watson was actually caddying for quarterback Drew Brees and Rickie Fowler caddied for Wahlberg.

 

“If Clint asks, you go,” he said. “So I was playing with Bubba at Pelican Bay in Newport Beach and told him I was playing in the event. He said if anyone had asked to play with me yet, and I said no. He said, ‘Well, if you ask me, I might go back up there.’ I said, ‘I’d love to play with you if you’re supportive and not heckling me the last 17 holes.’ ”

Wahlberg revealed he took to golf as a right-hander but then found some a set of left-handed clubs that he liked so much and switched, and has switched back and forth a couple of times over the years.

“Don’t be surprised if you see me hitting righty off the tee if it gets erratic,” he said.

 



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