Bubba Waston

Bubba Waston: Biography in Details

Who is Bubba Waston?

Bubba Waston is a professional golf player. He belongs to American society and plays for the PGA Tour.

He is a multiple major champions and has won victories at the Master’s Tournament in 2012 and 2014.

The next year he had reached a career-high 2nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking. Similarly, he had finished top of the driving distance statistics five times in his career, during the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2014 seasons.

What is the full name of Bubba Waston?

Bubba Waston was born on 5th November 1978 in Bagdad, Florida. His full name is  Gerry Lester Watson, Jr., and his nickname was Bubba.

He has attended  Milton High School and featured future PGA Tour members, Heath Slocum and Boo Weekley.

Then after completion of high school, he joined  Faulkner State Community College in nearby Baldwin County, Alabama, and then transferred to the University of Georgia.

Besides this, Bubba Waston hasn’t publicized any information regarding his childhood as well as his family.

Bubba Waston: Professional Career, Salary, Net Worth 2024

While moving towards his career, he started in the year 2003. This year he joined  Nationwide Tour where he played until 2005.

The next year, he had earned  $1,019,264 (90th overall) and led the PGA Tour in driving distance at 319.6 yards (292.2 m).

Likewise in 2007, Bubba Waston had reached the final group on Saturday after shooting rounds of 70-71 (+1) at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh.

Then in 2010, he claimed his first PGA Tour and won the Travelers Championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Corey Pavin and Scott Verplank.

He had then begun three top-5 finishes in seven events, including finishing second at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012.

In 2013, Bubba Waston had begun the season playing the Hyundai Tournament of Champions and had reached the quarterfinals in the WGC-Accenture Match.

Likewise, in 2014, he earned his fifth career PGA Tour victory and shot back-to-back 64s over the weekend to defeat runner-up Dustin Johnson by two strokes.

Similarly, in 2015, he garnered his second victory by winning the unofficial Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. In 2016, he was jeered by fans for the majority of the tournament and missed the cut at three of the year’s four majors in 2017.

And currently, Bubba Waston is working with a T7 at the QBE Shootout in December 2017 marking the best of his first six starts. As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of $30 million.

Achievements, Awards

Bubba Waston has won many awards starting in his career. He has won with a par on a second extra hole
Pavin eliminated with a par on the first hole, with a birdie on the second extra hole, and with a birdie on the first extra hole. He had also won  CVS Caremark Charity Classic in 2008 and  Hero World Challenge in 2015.

Bubba Waston: Rumors, Controversy

In 2011, Bubba Waston suffered from the controversy. His activities say that he had provoked by criticizing the Alstom Open de France on the European Tour, in which he was playing under a sponsor’s exemption.

How tall is Bubba Waston?

Bubba Waston also hasn’t mentioned any information about his body measurement on social sites. Besides this, he has just mentioned his height which is 1.91m and weight is 82kg. He has brown-black hair and black eyes.

Social Media

Bubba Waston has over 650k followers on Instagram, over 431k on Facebook, and over 2 million followers on Twitter. He is involved in these sites regularly and posts some pictures on them.