Open everything seems easier,” Watson said, asking why he plays so well at this event.
There was a blooper—or highlight, depending on your perspective—at the par-4 second when Watson broke his driver mid-swing, the head flying off at contact.
“It’s one of the things where the driver is travel, heat, cold, whatever it is, over time, overuse, my driver head popped off.
The two-time Masters winner seemed relieved that no one in the gallery was hurt by the broken club, although he added a jab after the fact.
“Nobody has ever been hit by it, and luckily DJ was just out of the way and it didn’t reach the crowd, so nobody got hurt, hit.
His eight-under total serves as the leader in the clubhouse as the afternoon wave makes its way to the course.
So they said they were going to change that and start doing better for the players and caddies, trainers, physios.
“Seeing that, feeling that, the energy of these kids, listening to their songs that they sang for me and my wife at lunch, was amazing,” Watson said.
“It was funny, me and Phil , I was asking Phil some questions out there the last couple days and I told him one of my most exciting things in golf was getting my PGA Tour card,” Watson said.
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