Bubba: It’s been tough but I know I’m on the right path

Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson has virtually written off a “terrible” season as he puts his family first this year.

The 38-year-old big-hitting American has been a professional for 14 years and having won at Augusta in 2012 and 2014 he knows there are peaks and troughs to overcome.

It is why he is taking such a relaxed view of a campaign which has brought four top-10s and six missed cuts - including a first at the Masters - and resulted in his world ranking dropping from 10th at the start of the year to 49, from a career high of second in early 2015.