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Double Masters champion Bubba Watson continued to keep life simple in the hours after his Augusta triumph. The small town boy from Bagdad, Florida, who now proudly owns two green jackets, didn’t dine out later that night within the four walls of the stately Georgian clubhouse or for that matter a posh Augusta restaurant. Instead, Watson chose the Waffle House on Washington Road to savour his three-shot success. Pictures of Watson and his wife, Angie relaxing in the Waffle House went ‘viral’. And ...

Sweden’s Jonas Blixt is so excited about making his Ryder Cup debut he stumbled on naming Europe’s captain. The PGA Tour-based Blixt was ranked 46th on the European Team points table heading into last week’s Masters. But now after finishing joint second in his first-ever Augusta National appearance and the Swede has jumped to 14th. As well, Blixt is now ranked 33rd in the world meaning he’s in all four Majors this season after having teed-up at Augusta in only his third Major. However when ...

Amid the emotion and the tears double Augusta winning Bubba Watson is clearly looking ahead to competing in September’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Watson was fitted for a second Augusta green jacket in three years winning comfortably by three shots in contrast to his first victory when he played a miracle play-off shot from trees. The Bagdad-born American jumped eight places to No. 4 in the world while he is now also fourth on Tom Watson’s USA Ryder Cup list of qualifiers. Watson’s maiden Masters ...

Graeme McDowell got his RBC Heritage Classic title defence off to a big bang using a hickory-shaft club to launch a ceremonial tee shot at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. The Northern Irishman drove off at high noon into Calibogue Sound simultaneously as a canon sent a booming noise over the holiday township that marked the official start of the $US 5.8m event. And the noise of the canon  certainly left McDowell reeling as you can see from the video clip below, and also despite having ear ...

Bubba Watson celebrated his double Masters victory in the local Augusta Waffle House on nearby Washington Road.   And hereunder is how the world heralded the news of Watson’s second green jacket success along with other stories from  the 2014 Masters. Masters winner Watson first to qualify for PGA Grand Slam of Golf — Yahoo! Sports – Golf at 9:32 am EDT Four Masters rookies earn spots in 2015 event — Golf Channel at 9:29 am EDT Bubba up to No. 4 in OWGR; Spieth cracks top ...

An emotional double Masters champion Bubba Watson says he won’t stop crying after winning his second green jacket in three years. Once again, Watson broke down in tears and with eyes welling up first in seeing his young adopted son, Caleb walk onto the 18th green to greet his father and then all through the green-jacket presentation ceremony. Watson was still very much emotional through a TV media session and then in the main press room where he was asked if he will continue to cry when winning ...

Rory McIlroy is set to lose plenty of his Stateside fan base to Jordan Spieth with US fans finding a new golfing idol despite his best-ever finish in a Masters. The 20-year Spieth has set heart beats racing for four days in the maiden Masters while McIlroy has again been found wanting on the Georgia golfing gem. McIlroy did post a face-saving final round 69 that put him into a share of 8th place at level par and a best Augusta result since finishing T15th in 2011. It is the second week in succession ...