PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Vowing to handle his Masters victory better this time, Bubba Watson acknowledged Tuesday that the crush of attention and expectations that came after his 2012 win at Augusta National made it difficult for him to perform. Watson is back to competitive golf at this week's Players Championship for the first time since his Masters win on April 9. "The last time I thought I was the coolest guy in the world; I have a green jacket," Watson said after a practice round at TPC Sawgrass, where the $10 million event begins Thursday. "You can't beat things like that. "This one is a lot different. It's more for myself and, after that, just go back and play golf. I haven't played Callaway X2 Hot since the Masters, so there's other people that are (written) about, there's other great golfers that are winning. So I've got to go out and win again. So I'm looking at it a lot different." Watson said NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant reached out to him via Twitter to offer their congratulations -- and that he in turn coaxed phone numbers out of them so he could text instead. "That was pretty cool to be able to talk to them,' Watson said. In addition to a late-night Tweet from a Waffle House, Watson said his group, including wife Angie, also went to a Steak 'N Shake later that night after his Masters victory. Watson mostly avoided all the media requests that he took part in two years ago. He went to his hometown of Bagdad, Fla. to visit students at his grade school and high school and didn't get back to practicing golf with titleist 913d2 driver until last week.
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