He actually recently won this tournament two years ago and is known for being built for this course. He is a strong left handed player that can easily drive 300+ yards, no problem. I was actually an avid fan of him because hes a small town guy and his style of play is unorthodox, which makes him interesting to watch. I rooted for him for most of the match.........until it happened. He was on the 18th hole, not even finished with the round may I add, and he was already almost hysterical in tears.I immediately thought back to our chapter on feminism and thought this subject was perfect. Are you kidding me? Instead of yelling out and celebrating for accomplishing this milestone in his career, hes up there sobbing? The announcers probably said he was an "emotional player" a good 50 times. Needless to say, I flipped the channel and put this guy behind me forever.
Now don't get me wrong, everyone needs a good cry sometimes. Everyone has emotions, but crying typically comes from being sad. I am not a believer in tears of joy and from the looks of it Bubba Watson seemed like a tired, whiny preteen instead of a champion. I wouldn't have even minded it if it was a short cry and moved past it, but he just kept it going and even acknowledged how he would probably "cry later just thinking about it." Well, call me old fashioned but when you win you celebrate, when you lose you cry. 45 minutes of sobbing is overkill in my opinion, and my whole perception on Bubba has changed forever.
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