Bubba Watson reveals why he split with longtime caddie Ted Scott

Bubba Watson and longtime caddie Ted Scott have been a seemingly bulletproof partnership, with Watson successful two Masters and 10 PGA Tour occasions during their 15-12 months tenure, irrespective of weathering some community on-study course dust-ups.

Which is why it came as these a shock when, final September, Watson announced that the two were being going their individual approaches at the conclude of the time. Scott finished up getting around the bag for Scottie Scheffler, although Watson has utilized Gabe Sauer.

Watson emphasized his love and gratitude for Scott when he announced their separation on social media, but numerous puzzled what the motive for the parting could be. Just after signing for a closing-round 71 on Sunday at Augusta National, Watson finally disclosed his shocking rationale.

“I have no regrets, and I really don’t assume he does possibly,” Watson mentioned. “[Scott] has built extra money now devoid of me. He needed ten extra years. I haven’t told any person, but I experienced some struggles this offseason. Wrote a e book about some struggles. My wrist, I experienced a wrist damage all final yr. Experienced some PRP.

“So I called him and told him. I explained, glance, male, I’m 43 many years previous. I really do not know what I’m heading to do. My wrist is killing me. He is like he desires ten more many years, and I gave him — I felt like a wonderful retirement package deal when we split up, but we split up mutually.”

Watson explained that he and Scott are friends who continue to textual content every single other, hold out and perform practice rounds jointly, but his own unknowns prevented him from committing to Scott.

“I cannot tell him what I’m likely to do in 10 decades. I can not tell you what I’m going to do in 6 months,” Watson reported. “He essential 10 years for his own individual retirement and points heading on in his existence, and so we just break up up. No massive offer.”

Watson mentioned that he’s thrilled that Scott not only has a lucrative new gig with Scheffler, but also that Scheffler, whom he also considers a good friend, will have the probability to learn from Scott like Watson did.

“I want absolutely nothing much more than these youthful men to be better than me, correct?” Watson claimed. “Just like I’m trying to teach my youngsters to be far better than me. Not in golf, but in everyday living.”

“[Scott] has manufactured more revenue, so now I guess he’s content he remaining,” Watson included.

As for the standing of Watson’s wrist, he claims he isn’t confident how he harm it, but suspects it was “bad golfing.”

“I manufactured the cut [at the Masters],” he said. “So I’m fantastic.”

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