PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – It is only fitting that Bubba Watson is leading the Northern Trust Open through 54 holes not far from the courthouse where O.J. Simpson’s lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, famously said, “If the glove fits, you must acquit.”
That’s because Watson began wearing a new golf glove on Saturday en route to shooting a 4-under 67 at Riviera Country Club.
Watson signed an endorsement deal this week with G/Fore, a golf lifestyle brand that specializes in high-end golf gloves, shoes, and apparel that are sold exclusively at green-grass shops.
Watson’s deal with G/Fore doesn’t officially begin until the Masters in April, but he is so fond of the product he chose a purple glove from a half-dozen or so left for him in his locker and immediately put it into play during the third round of the Northern Trust Open.