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BUBBA WATSON JOINS TEAM TROON

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Posted on November 10, 2021

Scottsdale, Ariz. (November 10, 2021) – Troon®, the leader in club management, development, and marketing, welcomes 12-time PGA TOUR winner and two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson to Team Troon – a collection of top international golf talent representing the Troon brand throughout professional golf. Watson joins PGA TOUR golfers Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland, and Matt Kuchar of the United States, Alex Noren of Sweden, Matthew Fitzpatrick of England, PGA TOUR Champions golfer and World Golf Hall of Famer Collin Montgomerie of Scotland, and LPGA Tour/Ladies European Tour player Cheyenne Woods as members of Team Troon.

Watson, 43, from Bagdad, Fla. will unveil his Troon-branded golf bag at the QBE Shootout (Dec. 10 – 12), held at Troon-managed Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Fla., and carry it throughout the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. As part of being on Team Troon, Watson will collaborate on social media campaigns in cooperation with Troon and Troon-managed facilities around the world and take part in select Troon-sponsored events.

“I feel like most golfers have heard the Troon name but not many realize how influential Troon is within the golf industry,” said Watson. “They are best-in-class at what they do and their reach and influence on the game of golf is beyond impressive. I look forward to collaborating with Troon to help grow the game that I love so much.”

Currently 65th on the Official World Golf Ranking, Watson recorded five top-10 finishes during the 2020-21 PGA TOUR season, highlighted by a T4 at the ZOZO Championship and made 17 cuts in 22 starts. He is one of only six players to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs in each of the first 15 seasons of the FedExCup era.

“We are proud to welcome Bubba to Team Troon,” said Tim Schantz, president and chief executive officer, Troon. “Bubba is a global ambassador for golf and, like Troon, is committed to growing the game through supporting junior and women’s golf. His philanthropic efforts through the Bubba Watson Foundation and openness about mental health continue to help those in need and is to be applauded.”

Watson’s new book, “Up & Down, Victories and Struggles in the Course of Life,” was released on November 2, 2021 and was written with 11-time New York Times bestselling author Don Yaeger. Copies of the book can be purchased at www.upanddownbook.com.

Troon-managed or affiliated facilities host 17 professional golf events across 9 professional tours around the world. Including high-level amateur events and qualifying tournaments, Troon-managed facilities host more than 30 elite events.

In addition to its global headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon has offices in Reston, Va.; Newton, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; Irvine, Calif.; Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Birmingham, Ala.; Seattle, Wash.; New Braunfels, Texas; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

For more information on Bubba Watson, visit www.BubbaWatson.com. For more information on Team Troon, visit www.Troon.com.

About Troon
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf management company providing services at 590-plus locations around the globe, including managing 640-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 610-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. With properties located in 45-plus states and 30-plus countries, Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Honours Golf, OB Sports, Indigo Golf Partners, CADDIEMASTER, True Club Solutions, Cliff Drysdale Tennis and RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design. Troon-affiliated properties include Indian Wells Golf Resort in Indian Wells, California; Yas Links Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates; The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia; and Lake of Isles in North Stonington, Connecticut. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com, or connect with Troon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Troon Chronicles, Press Room, or subscribe to Troon Magazine.

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When Bubba came back

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How Bubba Watson helped the Pensacola community grow

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Bubba Watson stands in an open-air seating area atop Blue Wahoos Stadium on a spring morning. Pensacola Bay is visible just beyond the outfield wall.

“You see the reason we were voted the best view in Double-A baseball,” he says. The seats are empty, but it’s easy to envision 5,000 people enjoying America’s pastime in this waterfront setting.

On a game night, you may see Watson on the video board trying to rally the crowd, singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” honoring one of the club’s employees atop a dugout between innings or just enjoying the game with his family in their seats behind home plate ($13 apiece per game). His son, Caleb, plays catcher and intensely studies each team’s backstop.

The Blue Wahoos are about more than baseball. The team’s mission? To improve the quality of life for the people living in Pensacola. The ballpark is walking distance from downtown Pensacola, serving as a catalyst for its revitalization.

“It’s about helping a community be successful.”– Bubba Watson

2021 Travelers Championship: Can Bubba Watson Win Again?

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Bubba Watson has had a world of success at the Travelers Championship. As the PGA Tour heads back to TPC River Highlands this week, can Watson win there again?

Watson won for the first time at the Travelers in 2010. He had to do it the hard way, topping Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank in a playoff. The win was Watson’s first on the PGA Tour.

Five years later, Watson came to the Travelers as a much more accomplished player. He had won the Masters in both 2012 and 2014 and had seven total tour wins under his belt.

In that 2015 event, Watson again needed a playoff to claim the victory. This time, he topped Paul Casey to get it done, claiming his eighth PGA Tour win and second at TPC River Highlands.

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Why Bubba Watson says golf needs to stop getting ‘mad’ at long hitters

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Golf is always evolving. The game that was invented in Scotland hundreds of years ago only generally resembles the modern game. As in other sports, players have gotten bigger, stronger and smarter in the modern era.

That progression isn’t always celebrated. Traditionalists argue modern technologies have rendered classic courses obsolete and many are clamoring for something — anything! — to be done to save the soul of the sport.

Bubba Watson is far from a golf traditionalist, and, to him, this line of conservative thinking just doesn’t make sense. Why is it that golf always tries to squash anything that threatens its traditions?

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U.S. Open 2021: Everything about this Bubba Watson post-round interview is pure gold

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Photo by Harry How

As he proved on Thursday with his saucy driver off the deck, Bubba Watson remains arguably the most fun player to watch in professional golf. On Friday, he also reminded everybody that he’s one of the best interviews in professional golf, too.

Following a solid one-over-par 72 in Round 1, the two-time Masters champ vaulted up the U.S. Open leader board with a four-under 67 in Round 2 at Torrey Pines. As it stands, his three-under total is currently T-4, a shocking sight given his poor history in the national championship—and the fact he appeared to be coming in with no form. At the PGA Championship, Watson trudged through a 77-80 weekend, then shot 77 in the opening round of the Memorial Tournament two weeks later, only to withdraw, something he hadn’t done since the 2017 Genesis Open.

Through 36 holes, it appears he’s quickly gotten over that recent rough patch. Good golf obviously helps, but a pre-tournament chat with Matthew Wolff may have as well. Like Watson has in the past, Wolff opened up about his struggles with mental health earlier this week.

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Bubba Watson details personal anxiety issues, voices support for tennis star Naomi Osaka

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DUBLIN, Ohio — Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson has opened up recently about his own anxiety issues, saying how uncomfortable he can be in crowds, and acknowledging that criticism of him on social media has taken its toll.

And it’s why he showed support for tennis star Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from the French Open on Monday, citing her experiences with depression and her reasons for outlining why she had hoped to skip media interviews.

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Bubba Watson on dealing with anxiety: ‘I thought I was going to die’

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Bubba Watson talks with his caddie Ted Scott on the ninth hole during the first round of the 2020 Memorial Tournament. Photo by Aaron Doster/USA TODAY Sports

USA TODAY/Golfweek | By  | October 28, 2020

On many sleepless nights, Bubba Watson thought he was going to die.

Alone in the darkness with only his thoughts to keep him company as he dealt with crippling anxiety that kept him up at night, Watson contemplated his mortality and often thought back to the passing of his father and namesake, Gerry, a former Green Beret who battled post-traumatic stress disorder and died in 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Not even wonderful memories of his wife, Angie, and their two adopted children, Caleb and Dakota, gave him comfort enough to sleep.

His days weren’t easy, either.

“I had a lot of noise in my head,” Watson told Golfweek in a recent phone interview about some of his darkest moments some two years ago. “I thought I was going to die. It was rough.”

So, too, were the three times in recent years he was rushed to the hospital thinking his life was going to end from a heart attack. Or when he just didn’t feel like playing and wanted to withdraw from a tournament. Or the time 18 months ago when he tipped the scale at 162 pounds, some 30-35 pounds below his normal weight, because the fear raging through his body made eating nearly impossible.

“When I started losing the weight and was getting skinny, it gave me flashbacks to my dad,” Watson said. “So that gave me more mental issues, more anxiety.

“So I quit weighing myself.”

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Na putts his heart out at home

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Kevin Na’s Round 4 highlights from Shriners LAS VEGAS – Of course it would come down to a putt. Kevin Na obliterated the TPC Summerlin greens this week at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open setting a PGA TOUR record for feet of putts made in a 72-hole event.

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KEVIN NA SURPRISES ALEX FROM SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN

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17-year-old Alec has been getting treatment for Brittle Bone Disease at the Chicago Shriners Hospital since 2002. At the 2019 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Kevin Na surprised Alec and spent some time with the aspiring sports anchor.

KEVIN NA SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN OPEN

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The evolution of Kevin Na LAS VEGAS – It takes a special type of human to get the yips and come out on the other side with a bright smile. “I’ve always been told I was special growing up,” Kevin Na said with a laugh. The laugh is contagious. As is the smile. If you didn’t know him you would never guess this was the guy who for a lengthy part of his career couldn’t pull the trigger on his driver. Or the guy who had a 16 on one hole during the 2011 Valero Texas Open. Or the guy who copped vitriol for being too slow on the course. Having played PGA TOUR events since 2001, Na has seen a lot in this game. The above could have easily sent him into a deep state of depression. And while he admits there have been tough moments, the 36-year-old Na made a decision to always search for positives.

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cbdMD and Bubba Watson Announce Official CBD Partnership

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., | May 1, 2019 | PRNewswire

cbdMD, Inc. (NYSE American: YCBD) has just announced that professional golfer, Bubba Watson, has officially partnered with Team cbdMD. As part of the multi-year agreement – beginning at the second major of the 2019 PGA Tour season, the PGA Championship in Farmingdale, NY – Watson will feature the cbdMD logo on both sides of his headwear at all PGA Tour events. The deal also includes a wide range of additional, integrated marketing opportunities to promote the cbdMD brand.

On Tuesday, April 30, Watson’s official partnership kicked off with a tour of the cbdMD headquarters and lab. Today, Wednesday, May 1, Watson will be present in New York City as the cbdMD stock ticker symbol, on the New York Stock Exchange, officially changes from LEVB to YCBD.

Watson is a 12-time PGA Tour winner, with signature victories at The Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014. In February 2015, Watson attained a career-high 2nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is currently ranked 18th in the World. “I’ve personally felt the benefits of cbdMD’s products,” said Bubba Watson. “cbdMD is the safest on the market and I am proud to partner with them to help millions feel better.”

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Bubba Watson announced as Jockey Brand Ambassador

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KENOSHA, Wis., Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/

Jockey International, Inc. (Jockey), a 143-year-old brand recognized around the world for its premium underwear and apparel, today announced the next chapter of its inspiring brand campaign “Show ‘Em What’s Underneath, Show ‘Em Your Jockey.” The latest heroes to be featured are professional golfer Bubba Watson and his wife, former WNBA player, Angie, who show the strength of family in building a life where love and commitment to each other comes first.

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ForePlay Podcast: Kevin Na

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Released on Feb. 11, 2019

Kevin Na joins the show! The 2-time TOUR winner details how he made a record 16 on a par-4, how he overcame the swing yips to win the 2018 Greenbrier, what the USGA needs to do to improve the U.S. Open, and how good it felt to make birdie after overruling his caddie at Colonial. Without Kevin, we discuss Phil’s victory at Pebble (complete with a legendary darkness dispute), the current state of the Glover family, the upcoming Genesis Open featuring Tiger Woods, and Riggs makes his official Masters prediction. Side note: you gotta hear Frankie’s voice.

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ForePlay Podcast: Bubba Watson w/ caddie Ted Scott

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Released Jan. 29, 2019

Bubba Watson joins the show alongside longtime caddie Ted Scott just after playing 18 holes with Riggs. The two discuss their relationship and how the internet has interpreted it; they tell stories from winning two Masters; Bubba reveals what he’s done with his green jackets and breaks down his relationship with the Ryder Cup; and Bubba discusses his struggles and why his 2018 rebound year means so much to him. There’s also MUCH more. All time show.

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Kevin Na switches to Callaway equipment

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By: David Dusek | GOLFWEEK –  January 1, 2019 12:18 pm

Kevin Na, who won last season’s A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, is in Hawaii preparing for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. On New Years Eve, a few hours before the clock struck 12 on the East Coast, he took to Instagram and made a major equipment announcement.

Although it is tough to tell from the photo, it appears Na already switched to Callaway’s Apex Pro irons, and there were several photos of him playing last season with a Callaway Epic driver, including at the Tour Championship at East Lake.

Na, who is originally from South Korea but who lives in Las Vegas, turned pro in 2001 and has won more than $28 million in official prize money.

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Na’s patience pays off at A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier

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By Ben Everill | PGATOUR.COM – July 09, 2018

Sometimes patience goes a long way, and things can be worth the wait. Just ask Kevin Na, who has produced plenty of highlights between victories on the PGA TOUR, but finally produced those that matter most: Winning ones.

Welcome to the Monday Finish, where Na said yeah on the greens at The Old White TPC over the weekend to streak away Sunday for a dominant win.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS

1. Good things come to those who wait. When Kevin Na won the 2011 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, the prevailing thought was it would not be his last victory. Most pundits might not have said he’d win an epic number of tournaments, but the majority expected Na to make his presence felt in the winner’s circle again. The confidence of that happening dwindled with each passing missed opportunity and throughout a period where Na just could not pull the trigger on his swing. He had six runner up results since his Las Vegas triumph leading into this week.

But after a less than stellar opening round, where he gave up nearly two strokes on the field in putting, Na found his groove. His performance on the greens on the weekend was first class. His Sunday efforts on the way to a 6-under 64 and a five-shot win showed a calmness in the moment he’d been missing. Saturday he made 124 feet, seven inches of putts. Sunday it was 143 feet, eight inches. See more about his putting stats below. Six birdies in seven holes set up the win. And a clutch par putt on the 12th, after his only bogey the hole before, showed he was ready.

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Introducing the hottest (and oddest) swing coach in golf, whose players swing it 130 mph

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by ALAN SHIPNUCK | GOLF.com – Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Johnny Ruiz is a young touring pro from Southern California patiently playing his way through golf’s minor leagues — the Canadian tour last year and the Web.com in 2018. Anonymity is part of the deal on these circuits, with sparse galleries and minimal media coverage. But Ruiz has discovered that wherever he goes a very specific kind of fan finds him. “Last year, my caddie and I always laughed about it,” says Ruiz, “because at every single tournament someone would send me a message saying, ‘I’ve been watching your swing on Instagram for so long, can you grab me a ticket so I can see  it in person?’”

Things got more intense when he qualified for the 2017 Canadian Open on the PGA Tour. His swing coach of five years flew north to caddie for Ruiz, and they were serenaded throughout the week. “On almost every hole,” he says, “people were yelling out George’s name. It was kind of crazy — he was getting more love than most of the actual players.”

The guru in question is George Gankas, who inspires in his followers a fervor reserved for religious revivals. Gankas has more than 100,000 disciples on Instagram (@georgegankasgolf), and dozens of top young players treat his riffs as holy scripture. They flock to him because his ideas are at once simple and radical, and he preaches speed above all else. No one on the PGA Tour averages as much as 125 miles per hour of clubhead speed with their driver. (Dustin Johnson clocks in at 121.) Gankas has 20 players in his stable of collegians and mini-tour warriors swinging it 130 mph or above. But his appeal transcends mere mechanics.

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