Bubba Watson isn’t in the field this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but he was on-site Tuesday at Bay Hill.
The reason?
He’s dealing with a back injury.
Watson said on “Morning Drive” that he tweaked his back during the third round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral. An MRI revealed no issues, but he opted to take the week off.
“I haven’t touched a club,” he said. “I wanted to just rest so I can be ready for Augusta. The Match Play is coming up (next week) so I took a week off, just deciding what’s going to be best for me for the rest of the year with the Olympics and Ryder Cup and everything.