Bubba Watson was requested for his ideas on the recommended modifications to the golf ball– and also he responded to with a name.
“Justin Thomas,” Watson said
“I do not like it. That’s pretty much what he said.”
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Opinions on the subject, it appears, have actually not been challenging to locate. On Tuesday, the USGA and also the R&A presented a proposition that consists of a Model Local Rule that– for trips and also champions that embrace it– would successfully imply curtailing the golf ball and also presenting bifurcation, i.e., developing a various collection of guidelines for specialists and also leading beginners vs. the remainder of the golf globe. And the takes came, consisting of one from Thomas, that on Wednesday took place a three-minute tirade– his word– in resistance.
On Thursday, in advance of the year’s 2nd LIV Golf occasion, Watson concurred with the roast. Then he was asked why, and also the two-time Masters victor had some ideas
His solution had to do with 275 words and also consisted of a bit of whatever.
He discussed “commercialism.”
“Well, there’s many reasons,” Watson started, “but first off, first of all, the commercialism is the one that’s paying all these bills for USGA and all these other organizations, and now you’re asking them to spend millions to change a ball or design a new ball and do all those things. Why?”
He then entered one more instructions and also discussed making vehicle drivers that go straighter and also further.
“Professional golfers are a small — minute in the game of golf as a whole, who all plays it, so why not make a driver that lets some guy hit it straighter, further,” he said “Make a ball that lets a guy or a woman, kid, hit it further.”
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He then discussed fellow LIV golf player Bryson DeChambeau.
“Just because you hit it further doesn’t mean it’s going to go straighter,” Watson said “I’m not trying to throw Bryson under the bus, but Bryson tried to do something, he did do it, but he dialed it back a little. He still hits it further than everybody, but he dialed it back a little because he realized your misses are further — because I’ve been dealing with that for a while; my misses are further off.”
He then said that golf is the just sporting activity transforming.
“Going back to the ball, I just don’t see the reason why,” Watson said “We’re the one sport that’s changing what we do, and we get mad when a guy shoots 10-under for three straight days, but we celebrate when a guy scores 50 points or scores three home runs or four home runs, a guy throws seven touchdowns. We celebrate that. We don’t make him, hey, you can’t throw that many passes the next game. So why are we messing with that?”
He then said that you should not tinker an advantage.
“The sport is at an all-time high, so let’s don’t mess with it, let’s just keep it growing,” Watson said
“That’s my short answer.”
Indeed At the interview, Watson and also fellow LIV golf player Harold Varner were then asked if they might see a circumstance where they would certainly decline playing a various ball in a significant.
“I’ll ask my sponsor first if I’m allowed to, and then I will gladly play that ball if they let me,” Watson said “If I’m in a major …”
“I’m going to play whatever they tell me to play,” Varner said.
“Or if LIV says you’ve got to play this ball, then …” Watson said
“That’s the only thing that gets me about the whole ball thing,” Varner said “Everyone is complaining about the millions of dollars, there’s a lot of money, but if they change the golf ball and they give you a golf ball, we’re going to play the golf ball.”
Watson then said long players are still mosting likely to be lengthy players.
“Corey Pavin,” he said, “I’m not trying to call out Corey Pavin. Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk …”
“Harold mentioned you in that conversation,” a press reporter said.
“That’s fine,” Watson said
“Hey, I haven’t seen him play tomorrow,” Varner said “He’s old and decrepit.”
