BUBBA!!!!!

Bubba always cries when he wins. Here with his mom on Sunday

For years, it has been said that "The Masters starts on the Back Nine on Sunday", and by all accounts, the 2012 Masters was just like that.

Starting the back nine, you had Oosthuizen at -8, Bubba Watson and Peter Hanson at -7, Phil Mickelson at -6 and 3 players at -5, including Matt Kuchar, who by #15 reached -9, shortly before Oosthuizen reached -10 on #15 as well. Minutes later, Bubba also reached -10 at #16 with a short putt.

The last 3 holes of Mickelson, Oosthuize, Watson and Kuchar were about as exciting as a tournament can get. Mickelson and Kuchar could not reach -10, while Watson and Oosthuizen parred in and went into a playoff that was eventually won by the American.

Oosthuizen, who made a double eagle early in the round did not have the best shot of the day after all. It was too early in the round to really count it as a deciding shot, like Gene Sarazen's double eagle on #15 that eventually allowed him to win in 1934. The best shot was by Watson, who curved a short iron from 155 yards to about 10 feet at the difficult #10 and second playoff hole.After Oosthuizen missed the same green and chipped well past, Watson only had to make two putts from 10 feet to claim the green jacket...

You could see how nervous Bubba was since his birdie attempts on the 18, first in regulation and then in the first playoff hole. Both were really tentative putts. Perhaps thinking the one that slipped away to Martin Kaymer a couple of years back in the PGA Championship. However, it was Oosthuizen  who opened the door and thank God for Bubba, he had two putts to win from a very short distance.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

IF YOU DID NOT SEE THE 2012 MASTERS, YOU MISSED A GREAT TOURNAMENT!