Bubba Watson shows off his adorable baby boy as he prepares to defend his Masters title while Wayne Gretzky's starlet daughter turns heads supporting her golfer boyfriend
Bubba Watson showed off his adorable family Wednesday as he prepared to defend his title as the Masters golf champion.
The 34-year-old golfer was all smiles as he took to the course in Augusta, Georgia with his wife, Amy, and their 13-month-old young son, Caleb along with dozens of other players and their families for the Par 3 Contest prior to the start of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
The couple adopted Caleb as a newborn last year.
Among those present was Canadian pop singer and model Paulina Gretzky, the daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, who turned heads when she showed up to support her golfer boyfriend, Dustin Johnson.
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Watson, of Bagdad, Florida,
appeared to be in much better spirits on Wednesday after an emotional
Tuesday, when he choked up during a news conference as he responded to a
question of whether he did
anything special with the prized green jacket he took away from Augusta
National.
Choking up and taking a couple of minutes to compose himself, Watson spoke about the moment an Augusta National member said he could keep the famed winner's jacket for a year.
'I told him that I was going to go home and wrap Caleb up in it,' he said about the baby boy he and his wife had adopted a week before last year's Masters.
'That's the only thing I did with it. Out of respect, out of honor,' he added before having to take another long pause.
Emotions run high just under the surface of the fun-loving, daring golfer, who plays his shot-shaping game with a singular imagination.
'Out of respect and honor for Augusta
National, as one of greatest clubs we have, as one of greatest
tournaments, out of respect for them, I didn't do any of my funny antics
that I normally would do,' said Watson.
'Only thing I did was wrap Caleb up in it,' the 34-year-old added, wiping away tears.
The sensitive, sentimental Watson stands in contrast to an ebullient, outgoing alter-ego, who roars around in vintage cars and glides along in his one-of-a kind hovercraft golf cart, and makes rap videos dressed in overalls as one of the Golf Boys with some of his fellow young pros.
Watson won his maiden major at Augusta in fitting fashion, with a miraculous recovery shot from out of the pine straw inside the tree line on the right that enabled him to win his playoff against Louis Oosthuizen by making a par on No. 10.
The native of Bagdad, Florida, took his wife, Angie, to the magical spot right of the 10th fairway upon their return.
'As defending champ, I got to bring a
guest so my wife played eighteen holes with me on Sunday. What a dream,
what an honor,' said Watson.
Some golfers are making a point of checking out the position from which Watson dramatically hooked a 160-yard shot that ran up onto the 10th green and settled just 10 feet from the cup.
'Sunday when me and my wife were playing, we were coming down off of eighteenth tee, there was a group of guys over there (10th). Couldn't see who it was, and I yelled at them and I said, 'No, that's not the spot, it's a little over,'' related Watson.
'Just joking with them, and they saw it was me. And come to find out it was Billy Casper and his son,' Watson said about the 81-year-old Masters champion of 1970. 'Kind of funny.'
Watson tied for fourth in the
season-opening Tournament of Champions but has not made much noise
since, but does not discount his chances to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick
Faldo and Tiger Woods as players to win back-to-back Masters.
'I can see that I can compete at a high level at certain moments. You know, I'm not as consistent as some of the guys, I'm not up there every year, but any moment I have a chance to win,' said Watson, who has won four PGA Tour events.
'Like I did last year, not putting pressure on myself, enjoying the moment and just having fun.
'As a competitor, as a believer in my game, I can see pulling it off. It wouldn't shock me. I would still cry, but it wouldn't shock me.'
The 34-year-old golfer was all smiles as he took to the course in Augusta, Georgia with his wife, Amy, and their 13-month-old young son, Caleb along with dozens of other players and their families for the Par 3 Contest prior to the start of the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
The couple adopted Caleb as a newborn last year.
Among those present was Canadian pop singer and model Paulina Gretzky, the daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, who turned heads when she showed up to support her golfer boyfriend, Dustin Johnson.
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Emotional: Bubba Watson(pictured with his wife
Angie and son Caleb, cried when asked if he did anything special with
the prized green jacket he took away from Augusta National last year
Alter-ego: The sensitive, sentimental Watson stands
in contrast to an ebullient, outgoing alter-ego, who roars around in
vintage cars and glides along in his one-of-a kind hovercraft golf cart
Emotional: Bubba Watson cried on Tuesday as he
recalled his 2012 Masters win at a press conference and how he wrapped
his new son in his championship jacket
The littlest Watson bore the family name on his customized onesie
Caleb's love of golf, or at least his enthusiasm for getting onto the green, is already apparent despite his young age
Choking up and taking a couple of minutes to compose himself, Watson spoke about the moment an Augusta National member said he could keep the famed winner's jacket for a year.
'I told him that I was going to go home and wrap Caleb up in it,' he said about the baby boy he and his wife had adopted a week before last year's Masters.
'That's the only thing I did with it. Out of respect, out of honor,' he added before having to take another long pause.
Emotions run high just under the surface of the fun-loving, daring golfer, who plays his shot-shaping game with a singular imagination.
Father-daughter love: Phil Mickelson talks with
his daughter Sophia during the par three competition before the Masters
golf tournament
Kisses for all: Phil Mickelson kisses his daughter (left) and his wife (right) during the Masters practice day
'Only thing I did was wrap Caleb up in it,' the 34-year-old added, wiping away tears.
The sensitive, sentimental Watson stands in contrast to an ebullient, outgoing alter-ego, who roars around in vintage cars and glides along in his one-of-a kind hovercraft golf cart, and makes rap videos dressed in overalls as one of the Golf Boys with some of his fellow young pros.
Watson won his maiden major at Augusta in fitting fashion, with a miraculous recovery shot from out of the pine straw inside the tree line on the right that enabled him to win his playoff against Louis Oosthuizen by making a par on No. 10.
The native of Bagdad, Florida, took his wife, Angie, to the magical spot right of the 10th fairway upon their return.
Paulina Gretzky (left), daughter of hockey player Wayne Gretsky, is dating golfer Dustin Johnson (right)
Paulina, who has a dedicated Twitter following, wore her white jeans rolled up and some sandals in the sunshine
Love: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (right)
and his girlfriend, tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, stand
on the first tee
Some golfers are making a point of checking out the position from which Watson dramatically hooked a 160-yard shot that ran up onto the 10th green and settled just 10 feet from the cup.
'Sunday when me and my wife were playing, we were coming down off of eighteenth tee, there was a group of guys over there (10th). Couldn't see who it was, and I yelled at them and I said, 'No, that's not the spot, it's a little over,'' related Watson.
'Just joking with them, and they saw it was me. And come to find out it was Billy Casper and his son,' Watson said about the 81-year-old Masters champion of 1970. 'Kind of funny.'
Special guest: Former U.S. Secretary of State
and new member of Augusta National Golf Club, Condoleezza Rice looks on
during the annual Masters Par 3 Contest
Family support: John Merrick's wife Jody (left)
holds their daughter Gemma. On the right, Mark Leishman of Australia
carries his child
This is Watson's adorable tot's first time at Augusta. Last year he and Angie were home in Florida as he had just arrived
The players were clearly thrilled to have their family and loved ones with them in advance of the big weekend
'I can see that I can compete at a high level at certain moments. You know, I'm not as consistent as some of the guys, I'm not up there every year, but any moment I have a chance to win,' said Watson, who has won four PGA Tour events.
'Like I did last year, not putting pressure on myself, enjoying the moment and just having fun.
'As a competitor, as a believer in my game, I can see pulling it off. It wouldn't shock me. I would still cry, but it wouldn't shock me.'
