Bubba refuses to shed small town hick image

Forget the small town boy schtick and dismiss that Forrest Gump’s younger brother act.

The lucky schlub routine may work once when you win a major championship, but when you win the Masters twice in three years it is clear it doesn’t matter whether you’re from Bagdad, Florida, or Baghdad, Iraq, you are a golfer who is as sharp as a thousand-dollar suit.

Bubba Watson was sticking to the old material on Sunday night following his three-shot victory at Augusta National. Not quite as dyed in the wool as the ‘Masters Green’ jacket that had been placed on his shoulders earlier in the evening but the “aww shucks” stuff had been heard plenty of times before.