Watson reveals he passed kidney stone before Northern Trust Open

Bubba Watson, shown at the 2016 Northern Trust Open ( Getty Images )PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – As a rule, reporters live for details. We can’t get enough of them. Well, maybe we can. Bubba Watson crossed the line into TMI – too much information. During his winner’s press conference Sunday, the Northern Trust Open champ described passing a kidney stone in all the gory details before concluding by saying, “My baby came out, I guess.”

Facial expressions quickly changed from wincing to smiles as the room broke out in laughter.

Watson said this was the second time he suffered from a kidney stone. The first occasion happened during the Zurich Classic of New Orleans five years ago. On his 16th hole…