(Reuters) - Golfer Bubba Watson says he will paint a U.S. flag over the contentious Confederate battle banner on his "General Lee" Dodge Charger from the hit 1980s TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard".
Watson, a two-time Masters champion who is ranked third in the world, made the announcement on Thursday on Twitter.
“All men are created equal," he wrote. "I believe that, so I will be painting the American flag over the roof of the General Lee #USA.”
"Dukes of Hazzard" ran from 1979 to 1985 on the CBS network in the United States and centered on the fictional Duke family, who lived in rural Georgia.