Masters champion Bubba Watson will be looking for his first international victory at the Thailand Golf Championship next month at Amata Springs Country Club in Chonburi.
Watson heads a strong-field at the USD1 million Asian Tour tournament featuring defending champion Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Sergio Garcia, Hunter Mahan and Ryo Ishika.
World number eight Watson claimed his first major at Augusta in April, sensationally beating Oosthuizen in a play-off, but the American has not won since.
“I would love to walk away with the trophy there,” Watson. “I’m looking forward to going to the Thailand Golf Championship and challenging myself and challenging the golf course and trying to beat some of the best players in the world.”
Watson said England’s Westwood convinced him to commit to the Thailand Golf Championship, being held from December 6-9, which will be only his second trip to Asia after featuring in the WGC-HSBC Champions in China last week.
“Lee won it last year and he said it was a great event and he enjoyed his time there. I heard there are some islands which are beautiful and I would like to do some sight-seeing,” Watson said, according to the AFP.
