:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71925810/1460990378.0.jpg "Bubba Watson claims LIV's team format was reason for joining, belie will attract younger viewers")
Two-time Masters champion and longtime PGA TOUR mainstay Bubba Watson defected to join LIV Golf back in July 2022, and explained his reasoning for joining the Saudi-backed league in a press conference on Wednesday. His explanation raised some eyebrows, to say the least.
“How I signed up with LIV is my 10-year-old son was sitting in the bed with me, and we were watching golf on the TV, and he knew the Aces – everybody knows the Aces, they keep winning,” he said. “He knew the Aces, he knew the Stingers. He didn't know individual names, he just knew the team names, and for a 10-year-old to never watch the game of golf but now watches it, now I knew that there was a product to be had.”
Bubba Watson shares one reason why he signed with LIV Golf:
“My 10-year-old son was sitting in the bed with me, and we were watching golf on the TV, and he knew the Aces – everybody knows the Aces, they keep winning. He knew the Aces, he knew the Stingers…” pic.twitter.com/K8iPp3dYVp
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