Triple bogey slows Bubba

Bagdad's Bubba Watson is seen teeing off at the 12th hole during the first round of the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Dongguan, southern China's Guangdong province on Thursday.

After opening the HSBC Champions tournament in a tie for third, Bagdad's Bubba Watson has one problem hole push him back into the pacik.

Watson, who opened the tournament with a six under par 66 at the tournament being played in Gongguan, China.

in the second round, Watson plummeted to 17th overall after carding a triple bogey on the par-5 15th hole which led to hum carding a 72.

While the 2012 Master's Champion has struggled, the man he beat in a playoff, Louis Oosthuizen, is making quick work as the leder.

Oosthuizen, with a simple swing considered among the most pure in golf, again took advantage of the par 5s at Mission Hills, shooting a 9-under 63 Friday in the HSBC Champions to build a five-shot lead and break a World Golf Championships record that previously belonged to Tiger Woods.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Triple bogey slows Bubba