Gerry Lester “Bubba” Watson Jr. (born 1978) is an American professional golfer. A multiple major champion, with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014.[5] In 2015 he was 2nd place in the Official World Golf Ranking. He has been public in speaking about having ADHD.
PGA Tour (2021)
“To the casual observer, the shifting, twitchy Watson could have come off as dismissive or even arrogant. His excitement could have been just PR spin. Both assumptions would have been wrong. Being misunderstood has plagued Watson his entire life, and this scene provided clues as to why. His exhibited behavior was not new for the three-time Genesis Invitational winner – in fact it was textbook for someone with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or anxiety issues. Watson has both. To try to understand Watson is to try to understand both conditions”.
“In the past there were times I’ve slipped up and people have blasted me… people have made fun of me,”,“And it definitely is hurtful. The big thing for me now is I’m accepting it more. One of the many problems was I held things in for so long that it hurt me. It hurt when people would write things about me without knowing me.
“It’s OK to not be OK sometimes.”
ESPN (2021)
“Watson, a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, said he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the problems got worse two years ago, when he lost a lot of weight, couldn’t sleep”