Bubba Watson had one of his best PGA Tour showings of his career at the Quail Hollow Championship.  His second place finish tied his best finish in his career and marked his fifth top 25 in 11 starts this season.  It also reversed a four event stretch of three missed cuts and a 42nd place finish at the Masters.

Maybe the reason for the slump is the slow play on the PGA Tour.  He spoke with Steve Elling on Saturday about it.

"Five hours of PGA Tour golf," he said. "I mean, it's just not fun. I love the game of golf, and I think it should be in three hours. When I'm at home, I don't know the last time I shot in the 70s playing with my buddies or playing at home. 

"I've shot in the 60s all the time because I'm in a cart, playing as fast as I want and moving around the golf course. I don't have time to think about which way the wind is blowing, I just hit the ball."

It probably fuels the problem that he hit it 315 yards on average off the tee last year, which means he's the last guy to hit his approach shot. That causes plenty of standing around.

Perhaps it may be five and six hour rounds.  But, it may also be that Bubba may have a slight case of ADD.

"Like today, I was talking to my caddie about playing a golf course, me and him go play a lot during the week, so I was thinking about three tournaments from now what golf course we're going to go play at when we're up there at Memorial.  He's like, shut up, let's talk about this putt right now. We're here. I'm like, yeah, but this golf course is so much fun.
 
"So my mind just wanders. I'm thinking about what shoes I'm going to buy; man, I need to wash my car. I'm thinking about stuff that doesn't matter because we're out there for so long. It's the truth. I'm not lying to anybody, it's the truth."

Short of signing Bubba up for Ritalin, this may be a great example of how long rounds of golf can have a real negative impact on player performance.  It also may help spur on the development of Speed Golf leagues around the country.