Last June, Phil Mickelson made waves when he buried a chip shot on the hole that’s part of the amazing backyard setup of CBS announcer Jim Nantz.
Nantz’s yard in Monterey, California, features a replica of the famed No. 7 hole at Pebble Beach.
Not surprisingly, the clip went viral:
So how would one of the Tour’s other star left-handed golfers fare on the same hole? Bubba Watson has never had the chance to find out.
In fact, on an Instagram Live at PGATour.com and NASCAR.com on Thursday, Watson joked that he’s never gotten the invite to Nantz’s picturesque home.
“I guess I’m not that close friends with him then. I don’t even know what you’re talking about,” said Watson, who’s won a dozen PGA Tour events. “I had no idea he has that. That’s crazy.”
The PGA Tour star and NASCAR driver, as previously reported by Golfweek, joined the All In Challenge by donating to the digital fundraiser with the goal of raising $100 million to feed those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The topic surfaced when Hamlin asked Watson what other sport, if not golf, he could play professionally.
“I’d just be on TV running my mouth, I’m so good at running my mouth. That’s not a sport? Jim Nantz makes it a sport,” Watson said. “Jim Nantz is phenomenal, listening to Jim Nantz talk. Now, Tony Romo is impressing me too, by the way.”
Bubba also said his dream was to play basketball, although he lacks any dribbling skills.
“I can shoot, though,” he added, “I’ve got touch.”
Funny enough, when Watson turned the tables and asked the three-time Daytona 500 winner what sport he thought he might have a chance to play, Hamlin picked Watson’s vocation.
“I mean, I’d say golf. The closest thing I could become professional in is golf,” Hamlin said. “Golf would have to be the sport. Now, I’m gonna hack it up on whatever the lowest tour is, and try to make a cut, but that would be the extent of my career.”
