Bubba Watson is a man of great gifts. And a man who gives great gifts.
Hays Carlyon of the Florida Times-Union reports that prior to the Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic last weekend, Watson handed his host his Masters player's badge.
Curiously Watson was handed the No. 15 badge at Augusta. That is also Tebow's uniform number.
"... I just felt like I should give it to him. It's his football number, and I thought he might want it more now that I won," Watson said. "We believe in the Bible and doing good for people. That's our connection. We both play sports, and there are other connections, too, but our first connection is being Christians."
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