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Bubba Watson hits a new ‘best shot ever’ at Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bubba Watson was asked a lot Friday about the greatest shot he ever executed at Augusta National.

No, it was not that miraculous hook shot out of the woods on No. 10 that won him the 2012 Masters in a playoff.

According to the Watson, it was the 171-yard pitching wedge he hit out of the woods to 1 1/2 feet for birdie at No. 18 in Friday’s second round of the Masters. While this shot only saved him from the cut line, Watson insisted it was harder to pull off that the 160-yard gap wedge with 40 feet of bend that earned him his first green jacket.

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