In case you missed Masters champ Bubba Watson (and he was hard to miss Monday and Tuesday during his New York media blitz) here is a snippet of his appearance with David Letterman on the Late Show on CBS. Would like to hear more about how Bubba changed from being surly to being fun Bubba, but that will probably come out in the numerous post-Masters magazine articles. Anyway, since we missed Timeout Tuesday here’s a quick Wednesday video break:
Twitter Fans of Bubba Watson’s Masters Victory Can Win Too — From Motorola
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bubba Watson did not just win the Masters and its impressive trophy and the fabled green jacket but he also stands to make 10 Twitter followers winners as well due to his partnership with Motorola Mobility and its recently introduced MotoActv Golf Watch.
Watson had just announced his partnership with the company prior to the event and so to celebrate both the partnership and Watson’s achievement Motorola has launched a program that will enable 10 fans to be among the first to try out the Golf Watch.
To participate all a user needs to do is follow @MOTOACTV and retweet #10under, which represents his score for those of you who do not know, for a chance to win one of the Golf Editions of the MotoActv,.
The golf watch, which sells for $299.99, enables users to track and measure a number of factors in their golf game, including providing 20,000 course layouts, serving as a virtual caddie and providing distances to front, middle and back of greens.
Your Post-Masters Reads, Bubba Edition
April 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Who’da thunk it? Not Bubba Watson, after pushing his drive into the pines on the second hole of sudden death. But one super-fade for a lefty and two putts later, Bubba Watson is your Masters champ. If you want some good recaps and opinions in words, we offer you these three takes:
One, the play by play. If you follow this blog you know we are big fans of Stephanie Wei, who writes for seemingly every publication out there but most directly for Sports Illustrated and the Wall Street Journal. She also has her own blog, Wei under Par, and her play by play take from Sunday’s final 90 minutes will bring all the thrills back:
Stephanie Wei: Ninety Minutes of Tension
My old friend Christine Brennan of USA Today has been all over the shameful stance the Masters has taken over whether or not it deems women acceptable as members. Her column on Bubba’s pink-hued win is a great deadline take. Take it away, Christine:
Christine Brennan, USA Today: Go-for-broke ways work for Bubba Watson
If you haven’t tuned in to the Augusta-vs.-women controversy, this column from Jason Gay at the Wall Street Journal puts it in great perspective. Here’s the money line from his essay about why we all shouldn’t just ignore this topic:
Beyond the fierce protectors, there’s a substantial, soft middle population of patrons and sponsors who may agree that women belong in Augusta, but are too enchanted by the Masters to push. This charming environment of white-painted cabins and $1.50 pimento cheese sandwiches makes it easy to turn down the common sense, and resist rocking the boat. That is how exclusion survives.
It’s long past time for us all to give this topic the same amount of attention we give Masters golf. Read on:
Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal: A Tradition That Needs to Change
And, if you need video highlights Geoff Schackelford has a roundup of all you need.
