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Watson (65) seeing mental coach to work through off-course 'good junk'

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Bubba Watson has never been one to keep his emotions bottled up on the golf course, and Thursday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational he was just as open about his emotions off the course.

Following an opening-round 65 at TPC Southwind that left him tied for second place and three strokes off the lead, Watson explained that he began seeing a “mental coach” two weeks ago.

Specifically, Watson said his coach is trying to help him deal with issues off the course in order to keep those issues from becoming a distraction on the course.