Masters Champions dinner host only doubled down | Golf News

Rory McIlroy can have the privilege of internet hosting the Masters Champions Dinner at Augusta National this 12 months, presenting a far more elaborate menu than Bubba Watson’s notoriously simple offering. McIlroy broke his 11-year major championship drought in spectacular fashion last 12 months, capturing the Masters title and turning into the sixth golfer to obtain the profession Grand Slam.

The Northern Irish star will now preside over the Champions Dinner, with his menu that includes either Wagyu Filet Mignon or seared salmon as the main course. McIlroy’s menu also consists of foie gras, a contentious delicacy that faces a potential ban in New York City.

Watson’s memorable menu, however, stirred debate for completely different causes. Meanwhile, Donald Trump hit the golf course hours after threatening Iran again.

Watson claimed the Masters in 2012 and defended his title two years later. Despite having ample time to develop his menu and the possibility to revise it years afterward, Watson opted to preserve a easy, comfort-food method that continues to spark dialogue.

Following a Caesar salad starter, Watson chosen grilled chicken accompanied by inexperienced beans, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, corn, and cornbread. The meal concluded with confetti cake paired with vanilla ice cream.

When Watson initially revealed his dinner choice in 2013, he shared an image of the menu bearing signatures from other past champions. He captioned the picture on X: “What a night! Dinner menu. #Blessed.” Although it was a easy menu that most golfers would probably admire, Watson replicated the same dinner in 2015 following his second Masters inexperienced jacket victory. At that time, Sir Nick Faldo called him out on social media.

“@bubbawatson you had a year to decide on, grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, macaroni and cheese!!! #HappyMeal #PlayLikeaChampion,” he wrote. Faldo, a three-time Masters champion, has presided over his share of dinners at Augusta National and even opted for fish and chips on one of his internet hosting evenings.

“My fish and chips… That was my best one,” he told TalkSport. “It was very successful. Everybody loved that. I flew in the fillets from Harry Ramsden’s with these big chips as well – and mushy peas. They took one look at it, because they’re fluorescent green, aren’t they?

“They went, ‘What are these?’ I said, ‘Mushy peas.’ They said, ‘Mushy what!?’ So that went down properly. I had Sarson’s Vinegar as properly. So I deem that one of the top three, truthfully.”

Despite Faldo having enjoyed some remarkable menus over the years, Watson’s no-frills three-course meal stands out for entirely different reasons. “What was the worst one? Oh, it was Bubba, wasn’t it?” he added.

“When we had Chuck E. Cheese. When we had a little hamburger, a little corn, and a little ice cream. I believe we had a milkshake as properly. So, yeah, that was a lot.” Faldo is not the only golfer to have taken aim at Watson, with Adam Scott also declining to order from his menu. “I can let you know the worst… Bubba Watson. Pretty sure I ordered off the menu that night time,” he said.