Quintin Jardine's blog

For those golf fans among you who have ever pondered the matter, as have I, Bubba Watson’s given forename is not in fact ‘Bubba’ but Gerry. Most pro golfers like to have a URP (Unique Recognition Point). The late lamented Payne Stewart  always wore the colours of the NFL franchise closest to where each week’s tournament was played, and plus two trousers to aid the colour blind. Gary Player always wore black. Jesper Parnevik wore a baseball cap with the brim wrong way round. Jack Nicklaus, in his youth, was a fat blond kid with a crew cut who wore awful sweaters that made him look even fatter. Arnold Palmer had an aura the size of America. Seve had charisma to match that of Muhammad Ali. Lee Trevino never stopped wise-cracking to the crowd regardless of the effect it had on his playing partners. Gerry Watson, it seems, relies on a questionable nickname. I wonder why, as he can be identified easily, as the guy who has furthest to walk to reach his tee shot.