DORAL, Fla. – Two weeks ago, in the moments after he’d won the Northern Trust Open, Bubba Watson was savoring the victory when he realized the extent of his spoils.
“I just heard that I passed [Rickie Fowler] again [in the World Golf Ranking], so maybe I need to send him a text real fast before he passes me again,” said Watson, who jumped to fourth in the ranking with his victory at Riviera, one spot ahead of Fowler.
Fowler narrowed Watson’s lead for the fourth spot in the world from .