Augusta Food and Fun Guide 2013

2013 EDITION

Each hole at Augusta National

Golf Club is named after a plant or

shrub. For example, No. 3 is called

“Flowering Crab Apple.”

DIDYOUKNOW!

See MICHAUX on PAGE 6M

Click. Phil Mickelson

just flipped the

switch.

After 45 holes of not

seeing his name on the

ever-changing leaderboards

around Augusta National,

the three-time Masters

champ came out of nowhere

Saturday like a sonic boom.

“I have not seen Phil

all day, and there he is on

the leaderboard,” Hunter

Mahan said. “I think that’s

the greatest example of Au-

gus ta in its purest form right

there. You know, he birdies

10, and then makes the next

birdie on 12 and then eagles

13. That’s the back nine at

Augusta in a nutshell right

there. … He’s probably at

13th place or whatever, and

then all of a sudden has a

good stretch there and he’s

in first. That’s very Phil, and

that’s very Augusta.”

Mickelson’s Saturday

surge was eerily reminis-

cent of two years ago when,

in a span of 25 minutes, he

erased a five-shot deficit

to Lee Westwood with an

eagle-eagle-birdie burst

from 13-15. This time, he

went from off the leader-

board to on top of it with a

4-under run from 10-13.

If we didn’t see this

coming, that’s our problem.

Mickel son basically told us

his blueprint Thursday as

he walked off the 18th at

the end of the day with the

biggest smile of anyone who

shot 74.

“I’m right there,” he

insisted after rallying from

4-over through 14 holes with

a couple of late birdies.

Mickelson didn’t look

right there in the first round

when he and a small battal-

ion of patrons were kicking

around in the underbrush

left of No. 10 looking for a

lost drive that led to triple

bogey.He still didn’t seem right

there when he ran off nine

consecutive pars on the

front nine Saturday to keep

his name out of sight, if not

out of mind.

“He has complete faith

in himself, and he knows

this golf course so well that

he’s never out of it here,”

Mahan said.

Indeed, Mickelson was

just lurking all week – and

loving it.

“I think I’ll go back to

Thurs day and the way I

fought hard those last eight

holes to stay in it as being

the critical eight holes to

give me a chance on

MICHAEL HOLAHAN/STAFF

Phil Mickelson fist-bumps caddie Jim Mackay after making eagle on the 13th hole during Saturday’s third

round. The three-time Masters champ also made four birdies on the second nine in his surge to second place.

Surging to top is simply workaday Phil

See HANSON on PAGE 6M

By Wayne Staats

Staff Writer

He wanted to be the next

Bjorn Borg or Stefan Edberg,

or maybe Mats Wilander.

But Peter Hanson even-

tually realized if he wanted

to reach the stature of these

Swedish tennis greats, he

first had to put down the rac-

quet.As a teenager, Hanson

made the switch from tennis

to golf, and now – almost im-

probably – has the Masters

Tournament lead heading

into today’s final round. He

would be the first Swede to

win a major in golf.

“I wanted to be a tennis

player and I very quickly

found out I wasn’t good

enough,” Hanson said. “So

when I was 14, 15, I decided,

‘Well, I’ll skip the tennis and

try to go full time with the

golf.’ ”His choice looks good af-

ter a blistering 7-under-par

65 on Saturday that has him

close to donning a green

jack et.Hanson’s 65 approached

history, just two shots off

the course record 63 set

by Nick Price in 1986 and

Greg Norman in 1996. Like

Hanson, Price’s low score

came in the third round.

“I have to say very sur-

prised,” Hanson said about

his round. “I think this golf

course is unbelievably chal-

lenging. To shoot 65 around

here, I’ve been watching this

Swede makes more

of a racket with golf

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Mobilize

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Man of his words

Dan Jenkins will become

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inducted to the World Golf

Hall of Fame on May 7. “I

thought you had to die first,”

the 88-year-old said. Page 13M

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ON THE TEE

It’s an international

leaderboard with six

countries – Sweden,

the United States,

South Africa, Ireland,

England and Scotland –

represented in the top 10

after 54 holes.

Scores, statistics/4M

ON THE COURSE

With a victory today,

Phil Mickelson can move

into select company with

his fifth major professional

title. Thirteen golfers, led

by Jack Nicklaus with 18,

have won six or more

major championships.

Masters prize money/2M

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Phil

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Louis

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Bubba

Watson

Matt

Kuchar

Four

others

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THIRD ROUND

Eagles

1

Birdies

4

Bogeys

0

On the par-5s -3

On the par-4s -2

On the par-3s -1

Putts

26

Three-putt greens 0

Driving distance 289

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ANDREW DAVIS TUCKER/STAFF

Peter Hanson put together eight birdies Saturday in his

round of 65, the lowest round yet of the 2012 Masters.

Frenzy before finale

By David Westin

Staff Writer

One of the most highly

anticipated Masters Tour-

naments has lived up to its

hype for 54 holes, so imagine

what the world’s greatest golf-

ers have in store for today’s

final 18 holes at Augusta Na-

tional Golf Club.

On a Saturday that had

so many highs it felt like a

final round, Sweden’s Peter

Hanson had a birdie-birdie

finish to stay ahead of Phil

Mickelson, whose second-

nine heroics shook Augusta

National.

Hanson, playing in just

his second Masters, shot

7-under 65, the low round of

the tournament by one shot –

over Mickelson, whose 66 in-

cluded a 15-foot birdie putt

on the 18th hole.

After a bogey on No. 1,

Hanson struck for eight

birdies thanks to a red-hot

putter.“It was just one of those

rounds that turned into a

great round,” said Hanson,

who leads the field with 18

birdies in 54 holes.

Mickelson was playing in

the group behind Hanson.

“It’s very difficult to try to

follow those kind of birdies

when you’re watching it right

in front of you,” Mickelson

said.Mickelson ac tual ly

bested Hanson on the back

nine, shooting 6-under 30 to

Hanson’s 31.

“It was awesome, it was so

much fun,” Mickelson said.

“When that putt (on No. 18)

went in, it was such a good

feeling.”

Putting is the reason Han-

son and Mickelson are in the

final group. Hanson led the

field in putting Saturday with

23 putts, while Mickelson

and two others were second

with 26. For the 54 holes,

Mickelson leads the field

with 77 putts. Hanson is sec-

ond with 79.

The birdie by Mickelson

on No. 18 earned him a spot

in today’s final pairing as he

seeks his fourth green jack-

et, which would match Tiger

Woods’ collection and put

him two behind leader Jack

Nick laus. Mickelson and

Hanson go off at 2:40 p.m.

Hanson leads, but

Lefty steals show

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THIRD ROUND

Birdies

8

Bogeys

1

On the par-5s

-3

On the par-4s

-3

On the par-3s

-1

Putts

23

Three-putt greens 0

Driving distance 277.5

HISTORY LESSON

TODAY’S FEATURED PAIRINGS Tee times/2M

10:20 a.m. Charl Schwartzel Martin Kaymer

11:30 a.m. Vijay Singh

Tiger Woods

Noon Rory McIlroy

Graeme McDowell

12:30 p.m. Justin Rose

Charles Howell

1:20 p.m. Jason Dufner

Fred Couples

2:20 p.m. Matt Kuchar

Hunter Mahan

2:30 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen (right) Bubba Watson

2:40 p.m. Peter Hanson

Phil Mickelson

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Of the 17 players

who shot 30 or 31 on

the second nine in the

third round, only two

went on to win.

Gary Player bested

his third-round 31

on the second nine

with a final-charge

30 on Sunday to

win his third green

jacket in 1978.

Craig Stadler’s

third-round 31 on

Saturday in 1982

catapulted him

into the lead. He

struggled to 73 in

the final round but

beat Dan Pohl in a

one-hole sudden

death playoff.

– From staff reports

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Right at home

Augusta native Charles

Howell, playing in his eighth

Masters, shot a flawless

second-round 70 to move

into contention heading into

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ON THE TEEWith 63 players

making the cut, the

odd number means a

noncompeting marker will

play alongside amateur

Kelly Kraft in today’s first

pairing at 9:15 a.m. The

last twosome goes off at

2:45 p.m.

ON THE COURSE

After two days of

unpredictable weather,

expect ideal scoring

conditions for the

weekend. This morning

will start out cool but will

give way to sunny skies

and a high in the low 70s

by afternoon.

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Fred Couples

Jason

Dufner

Sergio

Garcia

Three

others

Rory McIlroy

Louis

Oosthuizen

Bubba

Watson

Lee Westwood

T1

T3

T8

Fred Couples-5

72-67–139 (T1)

SECOND ROUND

Birdies 7

Bogeys 2

On the par-5s -2

On the par-4s -2

On the par-3s -1

Putts 26

Three-putt greens 0

Driving distance 283.50

Scores, stats/4M

Jason Dufner-5

69-70–139 (T1)

SECOND ROUND

Birdies 6

Bogeys 2

Double bogeys 1

On the par-5s -2

On the par-4s E

On the par-3s E

Putts 26

Three-putt greens 0

Driving distance 277

Couples turns back clock

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A jubilant Fred Couples strides off the 18th green tied for the lead with Jason Dufner as the Masters Tournament enters the weekend.

Itching to

win again

By David Westin

Staff Writer

It’s a two-man show after 36 holes of

the Masters Tournament – but not the

two anyone expected.

Instead of Tiger Woods and Rory

McIlroy taking top billing, the leading

men are 52-year-old former Masters

champion Fred Couples and 35-year-

old journeyman Jason Dufner.

McIlroy, the world’s No. 2-ranked

player, is hardly playing a supporting

role. He is in a large group one shot off

the lead.As for Woods, it looks as though

this might be the seventh con secutive

Masters without a victory for the four-

time champion. Woods shot 75 and is

eight shots off the lead.

“I didn’t quite have it today with my

swing,” Woods said.

Couples, the 1992 Masters champion

who said he feels “very young” when

he gets to Augusta National Golf Club,

had the day’s low round with 5-under-

par 67.Couples is now the only member

of the 50-and-over set to be a 36-hole

leader in the Masters.

“For me to be tied at this moment

is a little shocking. It was incredible,”

said Couples, who is coming off a vic-

tory in his last Champions Tour start

on March 25.

Said McIlroy of Couples: “He always

seems to play well here. I feel he still

has the length to play this golf course.

Freddie has a lot of experience here,

and he still has the game to do well. It’s

great to see him up there, and just adds

a little more spice to the weekend.”


Fred Couples also used his club to

scratch his back Friday on the 18th.

52-year-old, Dufner share lead

JACKIE RICCIARDI/STAFF

McIlroy satisfiedwith hisposition

By Billy Byler

Staff Writer

Redeeming last year’s Sunday

meltdown first required climbing

onto the leaderboard at Augusta

National Golf Club.

Rory McIlroy is halfway there.

The 22-year-old walked off the

18th green Friday well within

striking distance of the leaders

after a second-round 69. Combined

with Thursday’s 71, he enters the

weekend at 4-under par.

McIlroy grabbed a share of

the lead at 5-under with birdies

on both par-5s on the back nine,

but his bogey out of the sand at 17

knocked him out of the top spot.

He needed a long up-and-down

from near the patron seating area

left of 18 to save par and put him

in a tie for third.

“I wouldn’t say I’m in a posi-

tion to win yet, but we’ll see what

happens tomorrow,” he said. “It

will definitely be nice to feel like

I’m in a good position going into

Sunday.”McIlroy, who blew a four-shot

lead a year ago, has since proved

his worth on Sundays, winning the

U.S. Open last June in dominant

fashion and climbing to No. 2 in

the World Golf Ranking.

He already has shown his

poise this week, bouncing back

from poor play early. He opened

the tournament with a double

bogey on the first hole but man-

aged three birdies for 35 on the

front nine.

Bogeys at 11 and 13 on Thurs-

day set him back again, but he

ended the first round with a pair

of birdies for 1-under 71.

“I think the whole round yes-

terday was important to me – to

not let the start get to me,” he said.


Rory McIlroy shares third

place with several players

going into the weekend. He

will tee off at 2:25 p.m. today.

FEATURED PAIRINGS

10:45 a.m.

Charl Schwartzel, Tiger Woods

1:45 p.m.

Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson

1:55 p.m.

Ben Crane, Charles Howell

2:25 p.m.

Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy

2:35 p.m.

Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood

2:45 p.m.

Jason Dufner, Fred Couples

MORE ON THE THIRD ROUND

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If you can still call a

52-year-old man “Fred-

die,” don’t be surprised

if he plays like a kid.

Freddie Couples at the

Masters Tournament is like

Tom Watson at the Open

Championship. Some things

in golf are just timeless.

With the lowest round of

the day (67), Couples vault-

ed to a share of the 36-hole

lead with last year’s PGA

Championship runner-up,

Jason Dufner. That makes

Couples the oldest man ever

to lead the Masters entering

the weekend. He and Jack

Nicklaus are the only se-

niors to ever lead after any

round – Couples did it two

years ago with a first-round

66 at age 50 and Nicklaus

was 53 when he shot 67 in

1993.“I don’t feel old on

this course just yet,” said

Couples, who won just two

weeks ago on the senior

tour. “There will be a time

when I sit here and tell you,

‘Wow, I’m done thinking I’ll

do well.’ I come here with

the idea of knowing that

playing like I can, I can still

do well here even if I’m 52

or 32.”Couples was only 32

when he won his only career

major here 20 years ago.

He could have (and prob-

ably should have) won in

1998 and 2006, but fate and

a faulty putter conspired

against him.

Yet, every spring, he

returns to Augusta with the

enthusiasm of a kid going to

Disney World. It’s as though

the fountain of youth is sit-

ting at the end of Magnolia

Lane.Someone asked him

whether it was the “Tom

Watson Effect,” alluding to

the five-time British Open

champ’s incredible runner-

up finish at Turnberry in

2009 on an artificial hip.

“The effect for me here

is this is my favorite place

in the world and I get really,

Freddie is

a kid in his

playground


Click. Phil Mickelson just flipped the switch.

After 45 holes of not seeing his name on the ever-changing leaderboards around Augusta National, the three-time Masters champ came out of nowhere Saturday like a sonic boom.

“I have not seen Phil all day, and there he is on the leaderboard,” Hunter Mahan said. “I think that’s the greatest example of Au-gus ta in its purest form right there. You know, he birdies 10, and then makes the next birdie on 12 and then eagles 13. That’s the back nine at Augusta in a nutshell right there. … He’s probably at 13th place or whatever, and then all of a sudden has a good stretch there and he’s in first. That’s very Phil, and that’s very Augusta.”

Mickelson’s Saturday surge was eerily reminis-cent of two years ago when,

in a span of 25 minutes, he erased a five-shot deficit to Lee Westwood with an eagle-eagle-birdie burst from 13-15. This time, he went from off the leader-board to on top of it with a 4-under run from 10-13.

If we didn’t see this coming, that’s our problem. Mickel son basically told us his blueprint Thursday as he walked off the 18th at the end of the day with the biggest smile of anyone who shot 74.

“I’m right there,” he insisted after rallying from 4-over through 14 holes with a couple of late birdies.

Mickelson didn’t look right there in the first round when he and a small battal-ion of patrons were kicking around in the underbrush left of No. 10 looking for a lost drive that led to triple bogey.

He still didn’t seem right there when he ran off nine consecutive pars on the front nine Saturday to keep his name out of sight, if not out of mind.

“He has complete faith in himself, and he knows this golf course so well that he’s never out of it here,” Mahan said.

Indeed, Mickelson was just lurking all week – and loving it.

“I think I’ll go back to Thurs day and the way I fought hard those last eight holes to stay in it as being the critical eight holes to give me a chance on


Phil Mickelson fist-bumps caddie Jim Mackay after making eagle on the 13th hole during Saturday’s third round. The three-time Masters champ also made four birdies on the second nine in his surge to second place.

Surging to top is simply workaday Phil

See HANSON on PAGE 6M

By Wayne StaatsStaff Writer

He wanted to be the next Bjorn Borg or Stefan Edberg, or maybe Mats Wilander.

But Peter Hanson even-tually realized if he wanted to reach the stature of these Swedish tennis greats, he first had to put down the rac-quet.

As a teenager, Hanson made the switch from tennis to golf, and now – almost im-probably – has the Masters Tournament lead heading into today’s final round. He would be the first Swede to win a major in golf.

“I wanted to be a tennis player and I very quickly found out I wasn’t good enough,” Hanson said. “So when I was 14, 15, I decided, ‘Well, I’ll skip the tennis and try to go full time with the golf.’ ”

His choice looks good af-ter a blistering 7-under-par 65 on Saturday that has him close to donning a green

jack et.Hanson’s 65 approached

history, just two shots off the course record 63 set by Nick Price in 1986 and Greg Norman in 1996. Like Hanson, Price’s low score came in the third round.

“I have to say very sur-prised,” Hanson said about his round. “I think this golf course is unbelievably chal-lenging. To shoot 65 around here, I’ve been watching this

Swede makes more of a racket with golf

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ON THE TEEIt’s an international

leaderboard with six countries – Sweden, the United States, South Africa, Ireland, England and Scotland – represented in the top 10 after 54 holes.

Scores, statistics/4M

ON THE COURSEWith a victory today,

Phil Mickelson can move into select company with his fifth major professional title. Thirteen golfers, led by Jack Nicklaus with 18, have won six or more major championships.

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THIRD ROUNDEagles 1Birdies 4Bogeys 0On the par-5s -3On the par-4s -2On the par-3s -1Putts 26Three-putt greens 0Driving distance 289

See SATURDAY on PAGE 6M


Peter Hanson put together eight birdies Saturday in his round of 65, the lowest round yet of the 2012 Masters.

Frenzy before finale

By David WestinStaff Writer

One of the most highly anticipated Masters Tour-naments has lived up to its hype for 54 holes, so imagine what the world’s greatest golf-ers have in store for today’s final 18 holes at Augusta Na-tional Golf Club.

On a Saturday that had so many highs it felt like a final round, Sweden’s Peter Hanson had a birdie-birdie finish to stay ahead of Phil Mickelson, whose second-nine heroics shook Augusta National.

Hanson, playing in just his second Masters, shot 7-under 65, the low round of the tournament by one shot – over Mickelson, whose 66 in-cluded a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.

After a bogey on No. 1, Hanson struck for eight birdies thanks to a red-hot putter.

“It was just one of those rounds that turned into a great round,” said Hanson, who leads the field with 18 birdies in 54 holes.

Mickelson was playing in

the group behind Hanson.“It’s very difficult to try to

follow those kind of birdies when you’re watching it right in front of you,” Mickelson said.

M i c k e l s o n a c t u a l l y bested Hanson on the back nine, shooting 6-under 30 to Hanson’s 31.

“It was awesome, it was so much fun,” Mickelson said. “When that putt (on No. 18) went in, it was such a good feeling.”

Putting is the reason Han-son and Mickelson are in the final group. Hanson led the field in putting Saturday with 23 putts, while Mickelson and two others were second with 26. For the 54 holes, Mickelson leads the field with 77 putts. Hanson is sec-ond with 79.

The birdie by Mickelson on No. 18 earned him a spot in today’s final pairing as he seeks his fourth green jack-et, which would match Tiger Woods’ collection and put him two behind leader Jack Nick laus. Mickelson and Hanson go off at 2:40 p.m.

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HISTORY LESSON

TODAY’S FEATURED PAIRINGS Tee times/2M10:20 a.m. Charl Schwartzel Martin Kaymer11:30 a.m. Vijay Singh Tiger WoodsNoon Rory McIlroy Graeme McDowell12:30 p.m. Justin Rose Charles Howell1:20 p.m. Jason Dufner Fred Couples2:20 p.m. Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan2:30 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen (right) Bubba Watson2:40 p.m. Peter Hanson Phil Mickelson M

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Of the 17 players who shot 30 or 31 on the second nine in the third round, only two went on to win.

Gary Player bested his third-round 31 on the second nine with a final-charge 30 on Sunday to win his third green jacket in 1978.

Craig Stadler’s third-round 31 on Saturday in 1982 catapulted him into the lead. He struggled to 73 in the final round but beat Dan Pohl in a one-hole sudden death playoff.

– From staff reports

See WATSON on PAGE 8M

By David WestinStaff Writer

The rarest of golf shots – a double eagle – early in the round helped South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen earn a spot in a playoff Sunday with former University of Georgia golfer Bubba Watson.

More than five hours after Oosthui-zen’s shot, Watson hit a spectacular shot of his own, but under much great-er pressure, to win the 76th Masters Tournament on Easter Sunday.

Watson, a creative wizard who has never had a lesson and calls his un-orthodox style of play “Bubba Golf,” scrambled for a par on the second hole of sudden death for the win.

After the victory, Watson said he was inspired by the swashbuckling style of the late Seve Ballesteros and Phil Mickelson, who together have won the Mast ers five times.

“I attack,” Watson said. “I always attack. I want to hit the incredible shot. Who doesn’t?”

The left-hander did just that on the second playoff hole – the par-4 10th on the course. He hooked a second shot of 164 yards 40 yards around a grove of trees and a TV tower onto the green to set up a par and a victory over Oosthuizen, who made bogey.

“It was a crazy shot,” said Watson, whose philosophy is, “If I’ve got a swing, I’ve got a shot.”

Said Oosthuizen: “From where I stood, when the ball came out, it looked

Sudden death ousts Oosthuizen


2011 champion Charl Schwartzel applauds Bubba Watson after placing

the green jacket on him for winning the 2012 Masters Tournament.

Masters 2012 MONDAY

Two aces and an albatrossThe fourth double eagle in Masters history and

two aces at No. 16 created another memorable finish.

Lefties have the right stuffBubba Watson became the third left-handed golfer

to win the green jacket in the past 10 years.

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Louis Oosthuizen

Peter Hanson

Matt Kuchar

Phil Mickelson

Lee Westwood

Ian Poulter

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Bubba Watson hugs his mother, Molly Watson, after winning the 2012 Masters Tournament in a sudden-death playoff against Louis Oosthuizen. On the 10th green to share

in the congratulations are Ben Crane (from left); Watson’s agent, Jens Beck; and his trainer Andrew Fischer. Watson shot 4-under for the round and 10-under for the win.

Our dear WatsonChampion born of unorthodox style


Officially, Gerry Lester Watson Jr. won the Masters

Tour nament on Sunday. But it’s Bubba who donned the green jacket.

He was bigger than life the day he was born, weigh-ing 9.5 pounds. Ever since his father told his mother, Molly, “We got a Bubba in-stead of a baby,” he seemed destined to eventually own a car called the General Lee.

But serving barbecue at the Champions Dinner?

“I never got that far in my dreams,” Watson said just before the green jacket slipped onto his shoulders.

The kid who wore knickers sewn by his grandmother until he was 12 and rushed through his homework to hit Wiffle Balls around the house hit the second best shot of the day Sun day on the second hole of the sudden-death playoff against South African Louis Oosthui zen. The British Open winner had already staked a place in history with a double eagle on the second hole, which vaulted

him into the lead with the 10-under score both men ended with.

Bubba’s instinct was to high-five Oosthuizen. Five hours and a late four-birdie run later, he gutted the South African farm boy with a high hook that curved 40 yards from the trees on No. 10 and set up a crying jag in the arms of his mother, his closest friends and the cad-die who once threatened to leave him.

“He’s probably better off being that he had to move the ball instead of hit it straight,” said Rickie Fow-ler, who along with Hunter Mahan, Ben Crane and an overall-wearing Watson created a “Golf Boys” video that went viral. “He’s a major champion now. Not just a major, the Masters.”

Bubba’s is a remarkable story from start to finish. He’s never had a golf lesson a day in his life.

“I don’t listen to nobody,” Watson said a few years ago

Win caps notable journey

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Watson hit his approach shot out of the pine straw right of the fairway in the center of the green. After Oosthuizen tapped in for bogey, Watson two-putted for par to win.

SUDDEN-DEATH PLAYOFF

Louis Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson both tapped in for par after missing birdie putts of 16 feet and 8 feet, respectively. They crossed over to No. 10 for the second hole of the playoff.

Par 4 465 yards

Par 4 495 yards18 10

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LOCAL MAPS TO FOOD,

FUN & DRINKS

VINTAGE OOOLEE | 24

1121 Broad Street, Augusta Ga

1102 DOWNTOWN BAR & GRILL | 32


SOY NOODLE HOUSE | 26


ZIMMERMAN GALLERY | 28


BLUE SKY KITCHEN | 34


SANDWICH CITY | 25

302 10th Street, Augusta Ga

PAR3 PARTY | 35

Augusta Commons, Augusta Ga

MI RANCHO | 22


ODDFELLOWS ART GALLERY | 18

Artist Row Broad Street, Augusta Ga

BILL’S PACKAGE SHOP | 29


POINTS ON MAPS ARE APPROXIMATE

ROADHOUSE RIB PALACE | 39

498 Furrys Ferry Road, Augusta Ga

TOAST WINE AND BEVERAGE | 41

417 Furrys Ferry Road, Augusta Ga

CONSIGN DESIGN | 37

318 Baston Road, Martinez Ga

PUTT PUTT GOLF | 38

3763 Martinez Blvd, Martinez Ga

EDGAR’S GRILLE | 23

3165 Washington Road, Augusta Ga

PUTT PUTT GOLF | 38

3763 Martinez Blvd, Martinez Ga




MI RANCHO | 21


SALSA’S BAR AND GRILL | 9

204 Bobby Jone’s Expy, Martinez Ga

MEDITERRANEAN BEST BITES | 40

4017 Columbia Road, Martinez Ga

THE SNUG | 27

240 Davis Road, Augusta Ga



MI RANCHO | 21


TRENDS AND TRADITIONS | 36


EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS | 33


VALLARTA | 6


MIYAKO | 30


AUGUSTA LIQUORS | 31

823 Alexander Drive, Augusta Ga

BULL CHICKS | 44

503 Highland Avenue, Augusta Ga


BUCA DI BEPPO | 2

3450 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta Ga

AUGUSTA GOLF INSTRUCTION | 42

2133 Gordon Highway, Augusta Ga

VALLARTA | 7

3144 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta Ga

VILLA EUROPA | 43

3044 Deans Bridge Road, Augusta Ga

MI RANCHO | 20

3108 William Few Parkway, Evans Ga

GARLIC CLOVE | 3

4535 Washington Road, Evans Ga

SALSA’S BAR AND GRILL | 8


SPIRITS DRIVE THRU | 5


LAZIZA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL | 4


RIVERFRONT ANTIQUE MALL | 15

5979 Jefferson Davis Hwy, North Augusta, SC

MI RANCHO | 19

4645 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Clearwater, SC

BOBBY’S BBQ | 14

1897 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Warrenville, SC

HORSES AND COURSES | 12

Downtown Aiken, Aiken SC

AIKEN ANTIQUE MALL | 12

112 Laurens Street, Aiken SC

SALSAS | 10

109 Tamil Drive, Aiken SC

AIKEN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE | 12

126 Newberry Street, Aiken SC




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Augusta Food and Fun Guide 2013