[Golf Topic] Long Hitter Watson: "Driver Tee Shot on Par 3 Hole is a 'Masterpiece'~"

Bubba Watson is teeing off with a driver on the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open Pro-Am. Photo by PGA Tour Twitter

[Asia Economy Reporter Nowrae] ○…Long hitter Bubba Watson (USA) made headlines by hitting a tee shot with a driver on a par-3 hole.

The PGA Tour posted a video on social media on the 5th (Korean time) showing Watson hitting a tee shot with a driver on the 16th hole (par-3) at the Waste Management Phoenix Open Pro-Am held at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. Although the distance to the pin was only 150 yards, which could be reached with a pitching wedge or 9-iron, he took the teeing ground with a driver in hand. It was a tee shot staged as a fan service.

The ball, lightly hit with a three-quarter swing, surprisingly landed on the green. Watson waved his left hand, encouraging cheers from the gallery. The 16th hole features a massive stand that can accommodate up to 30,000 spectators, resembling the Roman Colosseum gladiator arena. Due to COVID-19 restrictions limiting daily attendance to 5,000, the cheers were not loud. However, the excitement was quite heated with lively music and the enthusiastic commentary of the announcer inside the venue.

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