Watson Gerry Lester is an American PGA Tour professional golfer. He is a two-time major winner and one of the few left-handed players on tour, having won the Masters in 2012 and 2014.

Watson is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, with an average drive of 315.2 yards (288.2 m) in 2007 and the capacity to smash a shot over 350 yards (320 m) at a ball speed of up to 194 mph (312 km/h).

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Why do they call him Bubba Watson?

He was named after his father. 

His father gave him the moniker Bubba because he thought his kid resembled NFL football player Bubba Smith.

He has finished first in the driving distance statistics five times in his career: in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2014.

What is Bubba Watson’s real name?

Gerry Lester Watson Junior is his given name.

He switched to the defending NCAA champions, the University of Georgia, and played for the Bulldogs in 2000 and 2001.

Watson was a junior when the Bulldogs won the SEC championship in 2000.