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Bubba Watson envisions the shots, just not the trophies

Bubba Watson holds his trophy after winning the during the final round at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament, Sunday, March 25, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Watson defeated Kevin Kisner. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Bubba Watson holds his trophy after winning the during the final round at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament, Sunday, March 25, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Watson defeated Kevin Kisner. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Bubba Watson holds his trophy after winning the during the final round at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament, Sunday, March 25, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Watson defeated Kevin Kisner. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Bubba Watson sees golf differently from anyone else.

His most famous shot is still that gap wedge he hit from a forest of pine trees to the right of the 10th fairway at Augusta National in a playoff, the one he hooked some 40 yards to an elevated green. “If I have a swing, I have shot,” is the credo he shares with longtime caddie Ted Scott.

It’s what he often refers to as “Bubba golf.”

What he still has trouble seeing is the amount of trophies that are starting to pile up.

He won the Dell Technologies Match Play for his second victory in his last four starts, the first time he has ever won twice in a season before the Masters. It was his second World Golf Championship and his 11th victory on the PGA Tour.