ACcustomX Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 ORLANDO, Fla. – Bubba Watson has withdrawn from this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational after the death of a close childhood friend.Watson's manager Jens Beck said in an email Wednesday that Watson's friend died unexpectedly Tuesday night and that Watson has chosen to attend the funeral and pay his respects.Kevin Kisner has taken Watson's spot in the field at Bay Hill. He will be a part of the 8:11 a.m. ET featured group along with Adam Scott and Brooks Koepka.It is the second year in a row that Watson has withdrawn from Palmer's event. Last year, he shot 83 in the first round and withdrew because of allergies.Watson's absence is a significant blow for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which boasted each of the top-five players in the Official World Ranking.One of the favorites for the upcoming Masters, Watson, ranked No. 2, was not scheduled to play the two upcoming events in Texas. It was not immediately known whether his plans will change before Augusta.In five starts this season, Watson has a victory (WGC-HSBC Champoins) and no finish worse than 14th. He is coming off a solo third at Doral. Driver: XTD Ti 9* Matrix Ozik Red Tie s flex Fairway: AMP 15* Aldila RIP s flex Hybrid: 588 Custom 20.5* Matrix Ozik Altus Irons: 2014 Tour Preferred MC 4-pw w/ KBS Tour s flex +1" Wedges: 8620 50*DD w/ KBS Rev, 54* and 58* DD w/ KBS C-Taper Putter: TD-01 True Balance 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Just saw that and posted in the AP thread. Sad news. Also check your fantasy lineups if you had him picked for this week. Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sorry to hear that Bubba won't be playing....But it just shows his strong Family Values......very proud of him. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_divots Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Its sad there's even the media connotation that he is "avoiding" the event. His friend died. He's going to a funeral. "Glute Activator" *Please accept my contributions of participation and intellectual property sharing as substitute for monetary renumeration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenGolfer Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Not much of a Bubba fan here but I respect him putting friends/family over golf. "I suppose its better to be a master of 7 than to be vaguely familiar with 14." - Chick Evans Whats in my Sun Mountain 2.5+ stand bag? Woods: Tommy Armour Atomic 10.5* Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 3H Irons: Mizuno T-Zoid True 5, 7 and 9-irons Wedge: Mizuno S18 54* and Top Flite chipper Putter: Mizuno Bettinardi A-02 Ball: Maxfli Tour X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Most if not all of these professional golfers would do this, it's great to see that family and friends come first, always. Its also great to see Bubba do this since he gets a lot of negative publicity Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severtheties Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I've always been a Bubba fan and this just goes further to solidify why that is. Driver - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 7 Beta w/ Paderson shaft 44" Fairway Metal - Vapor Fly 15* w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65F 43" Irons - SLDR 4i-pw w/ KBS Tour C-Taper 90S Wedges - 54* and 58* Digger grind Putter - 2015 GoLo 3 33" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Props to Bubba. I would do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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