FORT BENNING, Ga., (April 16, 2014) -- With a name like Bubba, how much more country can you be, especially in Augusta, Ga., at the Masters?
Bubba Watson shot a final-round 69 at Augusta National and pulled away from 20-year-old Jordan Spieth on the back nine to win his second Masters in three years.
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Jack Nicklaus are just three of the eight golfers to accomplish winning the Masters in that short of a span.
Spieth held on to tie for second place, but had the opportunity to become the youngest player to ever win the Masters, the youngest to win a major championship since Tom Creavy in the 1931 PGA Championship and the first since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 to capture the Masters in his first attempt.
Unlike football players you see on Super Bowl commercials who say they are going to Disneyland, Watson, who made $1.62 million on the tournament, went to Waffle House for his post-victory celebration meal.
Now that�'s a real down-to-earth champion.
Look who�'s coming out
Don�'t look now, but Michael Phelps is coming out of retirement.
The 22-time Olympic medalist will compete for the first time since the 2012 London Games at a meet in Mesa, Ariz., April 24-26.
Remember the drug paraphernalia photo? Well, Phelps re-entered the U.S. drug-testing program and has completed his six-month waiting period required by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to be eligible for competition.
Phelps will be 29 in June and is the winningest and most decorated athlete in Olympic history. He won 18 gold medals and 22 medals overall at the last three Summer Games and broke Mark Spitz�'s record for a single Olympics by winning eight gold medals in Beijing in 2008.
Monday, Bob Bowman, Phelps longtime coach, told The Associated Press that Phelps is entered in three events -- the 50- and 100-meter freestyles and the 100 butterfly.
It will be interesting to see if Phelps can return to the form that won him all those gold medals or if he is just returning for the fun of it.
He has made his money in endorsements, earning tens of millions over his career, so I believe he just misses the competition.
Even if he is not at his Olympic best, his legacy is secure.
Nothing will drop him from being the all-time best Olympian the U.S. has ever had.
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