Watson and Na make 10s on No. 12 at Masters

Bubba Watson hits a shot on the fourth tee during the final round of the 2013 Masters at Augusta National. (April 14, 2013) Credit: Getty
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Leave it to defending champion Bubba Watson to offer perspective: "You know, it's funny, if you're not going to win, you've got to get in the record books somehow. So I'm a guy who got a double-digit score on a par 3."
He wasn't the only one who made 10 on the 155-yard 12th hole Sunday. Kevin Na did it, as well, having matched Watson with three balls into Raes Creek. "I went for the flag. Obviously, you're not supposed to, but I'm back of the field, trying to make a birdie, maybe a 1," Na said. "I hit a bad shot and I wanted to try it again and hit another bad one."
Their score was not a record: Tom Weiskopf holds that mark with his 13 in 1980. But the pair of 10s were double reminders of what can happen if you're not really careful on the back nine at Augusta National.
Watson said that no matter where you play, a nightmare like that is bound to happen eventually. "If it doesn't, that means you just don't play enough golf," he said. "You know, it took me until three years ago to make my first hole-in-one."
Guan: Back to homework
Following a week of intense golf education, having been the youngest to play in the Masters, making the cut, winning the low amateur award, it is back to the regular kind of homework for 14-year-old Tianlang Guan of China.
"Yeah, probably tonight," he said after a final-round 75 left him at 12 over for the tournament. He never made worse than a bogey and never had a three-putt green.
The eighth-grader was asked what kind of classes he is taking. "China, you don't take class. They give you the class," he said in English. Then he did add his course load: "Chinese, math, English, science. A lot of things."
Memories for Huh
A standout 4-under-par 68 in the final round continued an unlikely journey through golf for John Huh. He was born in New York City, moved with family to his parents' native country, South Korea, at the age of 2 months, and moved to California when he was an adolescent golf prodigy. His parents took odd jobs to support his game.
The 22-year-old finished at 2 under. "Well, I'm taking two weeks off after this," he said. "So I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a good memory for two weeks."
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