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WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPENFebruary 1, 2015Bubba WatsonSCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA Q. Your son Caleb is clearly a Seattle fan. Yesterday we talked and you said you needed to get the putter to cooperate and you'd have a chance. Seemed like it did on the front 9. Back 9 maybe not so much. BUBBA WATSON: Yeah, you know, a couple of shots here and there. You know, 17, three-putted but I had, I don't know, 80-footer. So that's a tough, tough two-putt there for birdie. And then the par-5. I just didn't hit my tee shot well enough to have a chance to go for that green on -- what hole was that? 15. So all in all, it was a great day. It was a good challenge. I don't see anybody bogeying, but I will accept it being a new week. Q. 14-under today. Obviously last year you came so close to winning this tournament. Looks like one or two shots' difference? BUBBA WATSON: Yeah, for sure. I don't see anybody bogeying. Beautiful day out there. Guys are playing great. Two guys making bogeys, I don't see it. Q. Highlights from your round. 12? BUBBA WATSON: I have hit that bunker three times this week. I got up and down every time. To see it go in, that was a big boost. I just couldn't do anything after that. Q. (Question about Caleb playing golf.) BUBBA WATSON: Same thing. We live by the driving range, so he's hitting balls in the afternoon right before dinner. He loves it, and so I just let him have fun. I'm not gonna bug him. Let him play golf and have fun with it. Q. 13. Gets you into tie for the lead. BUBBA WATSON: Yeah, we had 253 I think is what my caddie said, 3-iron, and I flew it all the way to the hole. I didn't expect to fly it all the way to the hole, but it did. Another thing, I hit a great shot in there. Just missed the putt. Hit a pretty good putt here, easy birdie. But again, like I said, really nothing after that. I really couldn't get any good birdie chances. Q. Are you enjoying golf more than you ever have? BUBBA WATSON: It's because of my son, my son, and now my daughter who is 10 weeks old. When you look at it, it's just a sport. We play a great game. I'm blessed. I have won a few times, won a couple of majors. I'm blessed to do this. It's fun. I'm going back to being a kid and just having fun with it. Q. If only that putter had cooperated over the last 36 holes? BUBBA WATSON: Yeah, it was good playing. The driver's working really good right now. The irons are always pretty good. It's just making a few putts. You know, at the start of the week, I'd be happy just having a chance on Sunday, but, you know, when it gets push comes to shove, we always want a little bit more. Q. And the round, birdies, the one on 12 must have been special? BUBBA WATSON: Yeah, for sure. I hit that three times this week. I'm starting to know that sand pretty good. Holed it out and made that much more, I guess, that much better. Q. You have to be happy -- you probably feel like you may come up a buck shy. Caleb is more interested in going home right now. You must be happy with the way the game is trending. BUBBA WATSON: Yeah, for sure. I haven't played that much in the last few months, but I know I'm working on the right things. My attitude is in the right spot. My mental game is in the right spot. It's looking good for another great year. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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