Winning all that matters to Bubba Watson

It was a round-table discussion, of sorts, questions fired at golf experts who work for ESPN, and when after 20 minutes or so none of the dialogue had touched upon an obvious candidate here at the Masters, former PGA Champion Paul Azinger laughed.

“I can’t believe we haven’t even mentioned Bubba Watson,” he said.

Shhhh. Don’t stir the ashes and get the flames burning again. The lumbering left-hander is sort of enjoying the under-the-radar role at the season’s first major championship.