Showing posts with label cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cancer. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 October 2010

Bubba Watson's father succumbs to throat cancer

The news came with a simple Twitter message from Bubba Watson: "Everyone it's a sad day for my family!! My Dad has Passed."

Watson's father Gerry died Thursday, a victim of throat cancer. The former Green Beret guided Watson in his golf dreams, and lived long enough to see his son win his first tour event, reach a playoff in a major, and play in the Ryder Cup.

"My dad taught me everything I know. It’s not very much, but that’s all I know. He would agree with that," Watson said at the PGA Championship, the tournament he would lose to Martin Kaymer in a playoff. "I’ve never had a