Bubba Watson's daughter wows crowds at Masters Par 3 competition
Watson's nine-year-old daughter put on a putting clinic during the par 3 competition at Augusta National.
Move over, Bubba, a new Watson family member is stealing the limelight at this year's Masters.
Bubba Watson's daughter, Dakota, wowed the crowds at Augusta National's annual par 3 competition while caddying for her dad.
The nine-year-old, in a surprising turn of events, managed to hole three miraculous putts, one of which is sure to become a part of Augusta National folklore.
Carrying the bag for her father, a two-time Masters champion, Dakota stole the show with crowds cheering her on throughout the afternoon's action.
Navigating the famously slick greens at Augusta can be a tough task for even the most experienced golfers, but Dakota had no issues at all getting to grips with the speed and contours.
Check out Dakota's putting performance below
Bubba Watson’s daughter, Dakota, is stealing the show at the Par 3 Contest. 🤩pic.twitter.com/j4OzsR3CPz
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) April 10, 2024
Watson is returning to Augusta as a two-time champion, having won in 2012 and 2014.
This year will be the flamboyant left-hander's 16th appearance at the tournament, and he is one of 13 LIV Tour golfers in the field.
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Watson will be looking to join an elite list of three-time Masters Champions this week, that includes Sir Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Gary Player, Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret.
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If he is to do so he will need his putter to be red hot, and even took to X to suggest he could do with his daughters touch on the greens.
If Watson is to compete with the likes of Scottie Scheffler and fellow LIV golfer Jon Rahm this week he will need to draw upon years of Masters experience and hope that he can replicate the outrageous shot making that won him his two titles ten years ago.
In 2012, Watson hit one of the greatest shots Augusta National has ever seen when he managed to hook a wedge onto the 10th green from an impossible angle on the second hole of a sudden death playoff against Louis Oosthuizen, on route to victory.
Bubba Watson’s 40 yard wedge hook shot that he pulled off to win the 2012 Masters never gets old to watch. The fact that he was able to do this on golf’s biggest stage was incredible. pic.twitter.com/FOVoUeebbf
— Tour Pro 🏌️♂️ (@OfficialTourPro) February 22, 2024
Watson is set to tee of at a 12:36 p.m. (17:36 GMT), and is paired up with Denmark's Nicolai Hojgaard and Adam Schenk.
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