SAN DIEGO -- Bubba Watson can still hammer a tee shot, with a homemade swing and a pink shaft and several contortions along the way. He sees the shot, then curves it into play.
He has done it at other major championships. He has two Masters victories. He has done it on the PGA Tour, where he has 12 wins in his career.
The U.S. Open? That's a different story.
He has finished in the top 5 just once in this major championship, that coming in 2007 at Oakmont. Over his past 10 U.