Bubba Watson clinched the Masters title earlier this year and is this month getting set for the Ryder Cup. No matter what happens, the champ won’t stop tweeting about Jesus

 

Masters champion Bubba Watson won’t take his focus from his faith as he gets set to take part in this month’s Ryder Cup. Watson, who won his second green jacket after clinching the Masters title in April, thanked God after his victory.

The 34-year-old is a committed believer who uses Twitter to tell others about his faith. After lifting golf’s highest prize in Augusta, the American tweeted: “I thank my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”

He then quoted Bible verses and responded to abusive messages by saying he would pray for his critics. Watson says: “For me, it’s just showing the Light. There’s people who want to put down Christians. I try to tell them Jesus loves you. It’s just a way to be strong in my faith.”

Watson attends an hour-long Bible study with fellow golfers each week and is a church regular. He even attended the group during the Masters.

He says: “For me it’s a way to get back connected with the Bible and with God and Jesus.

“Now you know other people you can talk to, ask questions of, tell them what you’re thinking and tell them what’s going on in your life. It’s about getting more in the Word and realising that golf is just an avenue for Jesus to use me to reach as many people as I can.”

Watson, who recently adopted a one-month-old baby boy named Caleb with his wife Angie Ball, also described his first church experience when twin girls from his neighbourhood convinced him to attend.

“The girls asked me to go to church,” Watson says. “And after a few times going I realised this is what I wanted to do. This is truth here. And I gave myself to the Lord.”

After he began dating Ball, the couple decided to become Christians.

Watson was baptised with his wife in 2004 as a student at the University of Georgia.

“We wanted to be Christ followers,” Watson says. “We wanted to do the right thing. We started turning to the Lord for our decisions.”

The professional golfer, who says he has never taken a lesson, said he was grateful for the people around him and the opportunity to live his life for Christ.

“I’ve really got a good team around me trying to help me succeed. Not just in golf, but off the golf course, to be a light for Jesus.”

And Watson ensures his life is surrounded by his faith. While he admits to loving all kinds of music, his favourite is Christian rapper, Lecrae.

In an interview, he said “Lecrae said it the best. He doesn’t want to be a celebrity. He doesn’t want to be a superstar. He just wants to be the middle man for you to see God through him.”

Watson’s next aim will be to help a USA victory during the Ryder Cup, which takes place at Gleneagles this month.

 

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