Past Masters Champion and Richard Mille team member, Bubba Watson, dazzled the crowd at this year’s Masters Tournament as he fought to stay atop the leaderboard through the weekend, winning out in the end to claim yet another green jacket.

Bubba finished the first round just one stroke shy of the lead, behind Bill Haas (68). In the second round, he followed up with an impressive 5 birdies in a row on holes 12 through 16, carding a 68 (-4) and boosting him to the number 1 spot going into the weekend. Bubba shot a 74 (+2) on Saturday, finishing the third round in a tie for first with the young American Jordan Spieth, a Masters rookie.

Bubba Watson won the Masters Tournament at Augusta

The battle unfolded on Sunday as both competitors volleyed for the lead on the front nine, but Bubba managed to pull into the lead on the back nine, maintaining the No. 1 spot all the way through his final putt on the 18th hole confirming his second Masters victory in three years.

Bubba’s unique style of golf proved to dominate the demanding course of Augusta, shown by his impressive score card in all 4 rounds. His powerful drives and creative shots were cause for much debate throughout the week. Most notably, his extraordinary drive on the 13th hole… 360 yards into the fairway, followed by a sandwedge shot to the green and a two-putt for birdie on one of the hardest par 5’s on the course. Again on 15, jaws dropped when he opted to fly his ball over the green – a risky move with a 3 stroke lead, but one that Bubba executed perfectly – then hitting a chip shot to the green and three putt to finish with a par.

Richard Mille was proud to celebrate the victory of Bubba Watson, who entered the RM family in 2010. A collaboration, which has inspired a collection of calibers dedicated to golf: the RM 038 Tourbillon ‘Bubba Watson,’ the caliber RM 055, and more recently, the Tourbillon RM 38-01. The evolution of the golf watch has now inherited the introduction of a G sensor to evaluate the swings’ power.

With this fantastic victory, Bubba Watson climbs to second place on the FedEx Cup Rankings and now sits at No. 4 on the official world golf rankings.

Source: Richard Mille