As Bubba Watson's Master-ful Mystery Tour rolls into its 10th month, he's finally had time to reflect on his Augusta triumph. He's had time to go on Letterman, to fall into a post-major slump and play his way out of it. He's had time to watch the Sunday broadcast of his winning round three times on DVR.

And yet he still hasn't made up his mind on the menu for the Champions Dinner.

"We'll wait to see that day what I have," Watson said in a Wednesday teleconference. "I think as Masters champion I should be allowed to just wait to tell everybody."

The culinary suspense surely has certain green-jacketed gourmets on pins, but Bubba was specific about one thing he won't do when he gets to Augusta: revisit the site of that whipsawed gap wedge that won him the tournament a year ago:

No, I want that to live. That might be my only legacy of winning the Masters, so I want that shot to live, and I want it to grow, and hopefully 20 years from now it's even tougher and there was bigger trees and was a tougher situation. So I don't have any reason to go over there. Hopefully I hit the fairway from now on so I don't need to practice that shot anymore.

There may be another reason he won't try to relive the shot: Watson wasn't as impressed with it as everyone else who saw it live or on YouTube since. In fact, it didn't even medal:

The hardest shot I've ever pulled off? I've pulled off a couple more that week early in the week. The one on 17 earlier in that day, what, three holes before that, was harder. One on 11 I think was harder. So that one just in that week that was like No. 4 on the list.

Still, among all those highlights, only one thing really stands out.

"That I won," Watson said. "I actually won it."

(Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP)

MARANA, Ariz. -- Bubba Watson isn't worried about the weather. He's just not a fan of the match-play format.

"I don't like it. I'd rather play stroke play for four days," Watson told Golf.com on Tuesday near a practice area here at the Golf Club at Dove Mountain. "You can make an eight on a hole and you're only one down. That's not golf to me. I think it should be, everybody gets up there and tries to shoot a score."

On Tuesday roughly 64 pros warmed up under idyllic desert conditions: bright sky and 70 degrees, with a refreshing breeze.

Hope they enjoyed it. Because Dove Mountain is about to transform into Turnberry.

Wednesday's opening-round forecast calls for a high temperature of 48 degrees with icy showers most of the day. Things should clear up Thursday, but at a tournament known for opening-round upsets and unpredictability, things might get even wilder than usual given the challenging conditions. Watson, for one, isn't worried about the weather.

"There's no difference to me. You're going to have sunny days and you're going to have rainy days. It's just golf," said Watson, whose 5-3 record in this event includes a run to the semifinals in 2011. "Tomorrow you're playing just one guy, you don't have to worry about the whole field, and hopefully you can hit some better shots and make more putts than he does."

Not everyone in the field shares Watson's dispassionate view of the frigid forecast.

"I think it's going to be pretty tough. I think living in Florida has softened me up," said Henrik Stenson, who faces Steve Stricker in his opening match. "I'm not too keen on the cold. It's a bit of a grind."

Stenson, who won this event in 2007 when it was played at La Costa Resort and Spa, added that he's also a fan of the one-on-one battles that happen in match play.

"I love the format. It's very clear what you need to do," said the 2007 champion. "You just have to play better than your opponent."

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is the wildest party in golf (not counting any night out with Tommy Armour III), but it's not all sun and suds for golf's superstars.

On Tuesday, Tim Tebow joined Bubba Watson and Ben Crane in a Bible study group, and Crane tweeted a photo from the meeting [right]. The Christian Post has more details:

Christian sports legends Bubba Watson, Tim Tebow, and Ben Crane gathered together Tuesday evening to attend a Bible study in Phoenix, Ariz., presumably near the TPC Scottsdale course where Watson and Crane are currently participating in the WM Phoenix Open.

Crane, who plays on the PGA tour, posted a picture of him with Tebow and Watson on his Twitter account, with a caption that read: "Fun bible study tonight! Hanging with Bubba Watson and Tim Tebow."

After winning the 2012 Masters, Watson gave his friend Tebow his Masters badge; the number was 15, the same number Tebow wears on the football field.

Tebow is an avid golfer known for his massive drives; his swing speed is 141 mph and playing in a Honda Classic pro-am with Jack Nicklaus, Tebow once drove the ball over the green on the 339-yard par-4 first hole. However, accuracy can be a problem for him. Check out video of Tebow's swing below:

PHOTO GALLERY: Tim Tebow on the Golf Course

PHOTO GALLERY: Bubba Watson at Tim Tebow Golf Tournament

“I’m afraid of three things: I’m afraid of crowds, I’m afraid of the dark, I’m afraid of heights.”

2. Rory McIlroy, on why he might not compete in the 2016 Olympics

"I feel Northern Irish and obviously being from Northern Ireland you have a connection to Ireland and a connection to the UK. If I could and there was a Northern Irish team I'd play for Northern Ireland.”

3. Johnny Miller, on what he expects from Tiger Woods in 2013

"I think he's due for a win at the Masters. It'll be interesting to see if he can get all the little bugs out of his head."

4. Carl Pettersson, on the anchored-putter ban

“It feels a bit like a witch hunt to me. They keep harping on the younger generation using them, but I think they're going to ban it because it looks bad.”

 5. Caroline Wozniacki, denying that she received an engagement ring from McIlroy

"It was a Christmas present and it fit on this finger and I put it on."

6. Gary Player, on why he supports the ban on anchored putting

“If you have a slight tremble with putting, you can never be a superstar or win majors. Straightaway, when you anchor it, it takes away the tremor.”

7. Hunter Mahan, on his off-season visit to Israel in November

“There were missiles at Tel Aviv and we were in Tel Aviv. Once we heard that and once my wife heard that, she said, ‘We're out of here.’”

8. Charlie Beljan, on disliking food

“I've eaten the same Subway sandwich five days a week for the last eight years and haven't changed it, and I'm not willing to try.”

9. Steve Stricker, on his ‘semi-retirement’ at age 45

“When I get home, I'm not there. I'm focused on where I go next. ... I've had enough of being totally focused on golf.”

10. Colin Montgomerie, on being elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame

“I had my fun in America but at the same time all good banter and good competition, and I'm very competitive, and so were they and it made it quite interesting.”

KAPALUA, Maui -- Charlie Beljan made news with his remarkable victory at the final official tournament of 2012, the Children's Miracle Network at Disney, even as he suffered from panic attacks on the course. At one point Beljan told his caddie he thought he was dying, and he spent Friday night in the hospital.

Masters champion Bubba Watson opened up about his own panic attacks during a press conference at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Wednesday. Convinced there was something seriously wrong with him, Watson checked himself into the hospital three times, once in 2007, once in 2009, and once in 2011, only to be told he was fine and that it was all in his head.

During a lengthy interview with Golf Magazine later Wednesday, Watson expounded on his health scares and explained why he's hopeful they are a thing of the past.

GM: Can you talk more about your panic attacks? This isn't something we were aware of before today.

BW: Three times I’ve had issues where I thought something was wrong with me. It wasn’t anything I was doing at the time. The first time I was sleeping. I wasn’t really sleeping very well. It was ’07, I think. It was the middle of the night at home, I woke up and we went to the hospital. One time, in ’09, I was sitting watching TV at home. And one time, in 2011, I was at the golf course, and it wasn’t my heart—the other two times I thought it was my heart. The third time it was something down my leg.

GM: And you were sent home each time.

BW: Doctors said there was nothing wrong with me. Everything was perfect. Everything was normal. It was just me overreacting. They said I needed to get on medicine to calm my mind down—basically ADD medicine to slow my mind down, basically, because my mind’s always racing. Just sitting here I’m thinking about a million different things. But I hate taking medicine. I just told them, "Well, all right. I’ll just have panic attacks, then."

GM: Were you stressed out at the time?

BW: What we found out now is acid reflux, which is the same nerve endings as your heart—I was eating really, really bad, really unhealthy. I hired my trainer for health reasons, not golf reasons. I wanted to be on planet earth for a while. These health problems were arising, and my mind was racing; I’m like, "Oh, my gosh, my heart, do I have this, do I have that?" I was just freakin’ out basically, in my mind.

GM: You've said you're afraid of crowds, which would seem to make life difficult as one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour. Why are you afraid of crowds?

BW: I’m afraid of three things: I’m afraid of crowds, I’m afraid of the dark, I’m afraid of heights. Those are my biggest three fears in life. Elevators, enclosed areas freak me out, as do big crowds. That’s why I don’t like concerts, I don’t like certain places when I go into a restaurant. I like being in control of the situation and when you’re in a big crowd you’re not in control. It’s like you’re in a mosh pit. I’m real weird about certain things. I don’t like that dark—that’s just weird. I’m scared of heights.

GM: So you and your son, Caleb, will be able to compare night lights?

BW: Yeah, I’m gettin’ him the best, so then I’ll be able to feel safe, too. Hopefully he won’t be like me, hopefully he’ll be tougher than his father.

GM: But you’ve jumped off Black Rock here in Maui--is it like aversion therapy?

BW: It’s funny. My caddie [Ted Scott], he’s not really afraid, and he hasn’t jumped off of it. My trainer said it’s me learning to overcome my fears. For me, that’s not why I’m doing it. I’m seeing all these other people doing it, and I’m like, I’ve got to do it at least once. So the last three years I’ve jumped off Black Rock. I’ve heard different numbers—it’s like 25 feet to 40 feet, somewhere in there.

GM: Do you sleep with a night light?

BW: At a hotel, I’ll have a light on in the room, so there’s always light.

GM: And you won’t use elevators?

BW: No, I’ll use elevators, but I’ve got to stand in the corner. I’ve got to know what’s behind me. I always want to be able to see—I’m very good at observation. I’ll be talking to Teddy about a shot, and I’ll be like, "Hey, that guy in the red shirt over there has got a camera." He’s like, "That guy’s behind you. How do you see him?" I just do. A little glance like that, I can tell you everything.

GM: That’s like the story about Joe Montana, when he was directing a game-winning drive for the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, suddenly saying in the huddle, "Hey, John Candy’s over there!" He’d recognized John Candy in the crowd.

BW: That’s what I mean. I notice stuff that doesn’t mean anything.

(Photo: Fred Vuich/SI)

Charlie Beljan's win last year at Disney was remarkable considering he struggled to make it through the second round because of a panic attack that eventually landed him in the hospital.

Masters champion Bubba Watson, known for being high strung himself, knows how Beljan felt.

During his press conference Wednesday at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, which starts Friday, Watson was asked about Beljan and panic attacks. Watson revealed that he'd been to the hospital three times over the years because of panic attacks.

"I've had a lot of panic attacks off the golf course," Watson said. "I actually went to the hospital three times thinking I was having something wrong with my heart and my wife is like, 'What is wrong with you?' "

Despite the visits to the hospital, Watson said doctors haven't found anything wrong with him.

"I've done everything," he said. "I've done EKGs, we've done tests, all kind of things. [The doctor] told me, basically, I need medicine. I need medicine that calms me down."

But Watson refused advice from professionals, much as he has when working on his powerful, home-made swing.

"I don't take medicine, so I would never do that."

According to Watson, his last panic attack was in L.A. at the 2011 Northern Trust Open -- he withdrew after a first-round 76 -- and the hospital visits have come in two-year intervals.

"It might be this year," Watson joked of his next panic attack. "So this year, get ready. I'll tweet some photos from the room, I guess."

(Photo: Robert Beck/SI)

In the aftermath of Bubba Watson's historic Masters win last April, Ping Golf started the "Bubba Long in Pink. Driven by PING" campaign to raise money for charity. Fans could buy one of 5,000 limited-edition pink Ping G20 drivers inspired by the driver Watson used at the Masters for $439, and PING would donate $50 to charity from the sale of each driver.

On Thursday, that campaign paid off big for Phoenix Children's Hospital when Bubba Watson and Ping CEO John Solheim presented a check for $250,000 to the hospital. The money will help fund the construction of a lab in the new Motion Analysis Laboratory at the hospital; the gait lab will serve pediatric patients with neuromuscular diseases and disabilities, and will help to maximize those children's function.

"When we first decided to start the 'Bubba Long in Pink Driven by PING' project, I don't think any of us thought we would be contributing to such a well-deserved orthopedic gait lab," Watson said in a statement. "It's great to see the project through and the positive impact the contribution will have on the community."

Me & John & @pingtour donated $250,000 to @friendsofpch! #Charity twitter.com/bubbawatson/st…

— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) December 20, 2012

Photo: Bubba Watson tees off with his signature Ping G20 driver at the 2012 Masters (AP).

Golf Magazine's Jessica Marksbury tracked down several pros, including U.S. Open winner Webb Simpson, right, during pro-am day at the World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Here's what they had to say about the proposed anchoring ban that was announced today:

Keegan Bradley: "I'm just going to go along with what the USGA says. They're making the rules. I don't agree with it, but I understand that they're trying to protect the game the best they can. I'm going to go with the flow. [The ban] is not going to take place for another three years, so I've got some time to adjust."

Mark O'Meara: "I've always felt like it was probably a little bit of an advantage when you can anchor a putter somewhere against your body, so it's almost like a teaching aid, so I don't have a problem with [the ruling]. I think it's probably the right call. But I don't know about [the three-year grace period]. I'd put it in effect right away. If you're going to make a call, let's not go with a 'fiscal cliff' deal. Let's just make the call. Maybe a one-year grace period, but not three years."

Dustin Johnson: "I don't care. It really doesn't bother me one way or the other. I'll putt with a short putter."

Bo Van Pelt: "It's tough, just because so many guys have used anchoring for a long time, and to go back in retrospect and change something that's been allowed. I use the short putter, but there was a period in my career where I did use the belly putter and kind of went away from it, so I think you just kind of wait back and see. There are a lot of opinions and talk out there right now, and until they put something in stone, it's not going to affect me. I'm using a short putter now for the rest of my career, so it will be interesting to see what comes forward."

Webb Simpson: "I knew it was coming, and I don't feel any different than what I've been saying this whole time. It is what it is."

Bubba Watson: "My reaction is: three years from now? Some of the people are probably going to be retired by then. ... I don't understand. They make a rule, but [it goes into effect] three years from now. If they make a rule, why wouldn't it be immediate? It's just funny how it is. But a lot of people have some disagreements about it. But they changed the grooves and now they're changing the anchoring. If they make the rule change, then it's what they do, you know?"

Jason Day: "I haven't really thought about it. I can see it from both sides. I mean, some people think it might be a training aid, but you still have to putt the ball. It doesn't matter, you still have to hole the ball. I don't know where I'm at on it. Indifferent, really. I'm just staying out of the picture because a lot of guys use it, and I don't want to piss anyone off, so I'm staying out of it."

Hunter Mahan: "I guess I've never been a fan of anchoring. It kind of defeats the purpose to some of the game, and what the purpose of putting is, because putting is all about pressure and it's all about feel and it's all about handling adversity, handling things. With the anchoring in there it kind of takes that out of play, so I think it just kind of defeated the purpose. And I think the fact that kids or anyone just starting the game was starting with the belly putter was the main issue, so I think they had to act. You feel bad for guys who have never used a short putter before. I know guys like Keegan and Webb haven't used [a short putter] much in their whole careers, so I think that's unfortunate. But I think it's for the betterment of the game to make this ruling the way they did. And there's plenty of time, three full years. And I know Webb's putted with short putters before, and most all the guys that use a belly putter have used a short putter before, so I don't think it's going to be a drastic change for them. They're good players; they know how to adjust to things."

Jim Furyk: "We as a Tour were given a heads-up that something may be coming, so right now I think I'll go with what the Tour stated, that we really need to look at what they're trying to do and see how it affects us as a Tour, how it affects the game, and how it affects the players on our Tour and kind of figure out what we want to do from there. It would be kind of foolish for me, because of being on the board and because I represent all the players of the PGA Tour, to go out there and give you my personal opinion, just because I represent something much bigger and greater than that."

Brandt Snedeker: "I think that they're doing what they think is right. I'm 100 percent supportive of them. I've been against the belly putter for the last couple of years, and I think they're doing what they think is in the best interest of the game of golf in the long run, not what's in the best interest of the game of golf right now, but in the next 20 years of where they see the golf game going. I think we, as players, are kind of short-sighted, for the most part. We see how it affects us and what we do for a living, but the USGA has a responsibility to the bigger part of the game to make sure that we're heading in the right direction for the future of golf, and I support them 100 percent."

Graeme McDowell: "I thought they were very careful and very considered in their statements. They came up with the only verdict that they could have, really. Something had to be done. The integrity of the putting stroke had changed, and it's important going forward that they nip it in the bud, and I don't think anyone is surprised by what they've come up with. It's important it was done, and I think it's good for the game going forward."

(Photo: Warren Little/Getty Images)

Oh hi... Just cooking. Hahaha Happy Turkey day! #nofilter #scary #nofilter #scary #domestic twitter.com/ThePCreamer/st…

- Paula Creamer (@ThePCreamer) November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving to all my followers! Thank You for all your wishes. Enjoy this precious time with your family.

- Vijay Singh (@VijaySinghGolf) November 23, 2012

Happy thanksgiving everyone! Hope all Americans, especially our deployed military women and men, get to eat tons and tons of turkey! #gobble

- Peter Uihlein (@PeterUihlein) November 22, 2012

Got my maternity pants on. Directions say to cook the turkey.. But I can not wait! twitter.com/TheJanePark/st…

- Jane Park (@TheJanePark) November 22, 2012

Their fate awaits, and my tummy is growling! #redneckthanksgiving twitter.com/ArronOberholse…

- Arron Oberholser (@ArronOberholser) November 22, 2012

Here is the finished product! You don't use very much of the Woodford... You just want a hint of the flavor! #yum #pie twitter.com/MalBlackwelder…

- Mallory Blackwelder (@MalBlackwelder) November 22, 2012

Cooking Thanksgiving dinner for my entire family tmr and I just got done shopping! Cant wait to see everyone tmr:) #familyreunion

- Michelle Wie (@themichellewie) November 21, 2012

I am Thankful for all my twitter friends who support me through good & bad times!! #HappyThanksgivingEveryone

- bubba watson (@bubbawatson) November 22, 2012

Happy #Thanksgiving from the #Nicklaus family to yours! twitter.com/jacknicklaus/s…

- Jack Nicklaus (@jacknicklaus) November 22, 2012

Spiderman stalking me at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade here in NYC. What a great morning. Happy Thanksgiving everyone twitter.com/JakeTrout/stat…

- Peter Jacobsen (@JakeTrout) November 22, 2012

Happy thanksgiving!!!Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with family and Friends!

- Natalie Gulbis (@natalie_gulbis) November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving Georgia Style. #pleasedrinkresponsibly twitter.com/aronpricePGA/s…

- Aron Price (@aronpricePGA) November 22, 2012

Matteo Manassero won Barclays Singapore Open, and Rory McIlroy clinched the European money title:

Long but successful week in Singapore! Great final round to wrap up the R2D... Well done @manasseromatteo, 3 wins and counting!!

- Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) November 11, 2012

Congrats @mannaseromatteo on a great win in Singapore. Young player with a huge future!#ciao

- Graeme McDowell (@Graeme_McDowell) November 11, 2012

@mcilroyrory @manasseromatteo Boys, great respective weeks! Rors, great achievement fella.Manny, still only 19?!! Now I do feel old!

- Justin Rose (@JustinRose99) November 11, 2012

Congrats to my superstar boyfriend @mcilroyroryfor grabbing both moneytitles this year! Unbelievable achievement, what a year!

- Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) November 11, 2012

Cristie Kerr ended a slump, and Stacy Lewis ended an American POY drought:

Congrats to @ckgolferchic on her win in Mexico, as well as @stacy_lewis on clinching the LPGA POY! Awesome week for American women's golf!!!

- Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) November 11, 2012

Winner winner chicken dinner! and also wanted to win for @stacy_lewis so she could lock up player of the year!

- Cristie Kerr (@CKGolferChic) November 12, 2012

Well done to Stacy Lewis for winning the prestigious @rolex Player of the Year Award on the LPGA

- Gary Player (@garyplayer) November 12, 2012

PGA and LPGA players thanked those who have served:

Happy Veterans Day to those who have defended our country. I’m proud of you Pop, and everyone that has served our country.

- Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) November 12, 2012

Happy Veterans Day, I'm thankful for the men and women who serve and keep us safe everyday!!. #VeteransDay

- Natalie Gulbis (@natalie_gulbis) November 11, 2012

My dad fought in 2 wars in his 20 years of military service. He's 82 years old and still going strong. #Proud #Veterans

- Paul Azinger (@PaulAzinger) November 12, 2012

Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan and Bubba Watson on the return of Golf Boys:

Finally going to bed...short nap RT @bencranegolf: Late hang w @matkearney @bubbawatson @rickiefowlerpga #golfboys twitter.com/bencranegolf/s…

- Rickie Fowler (@RickieFowlerPGA) November 8, 2012

. @bubbawatson making sure vocals are layin down right. twitter.com/bencranegolf/s…

- Ben Crane (@bencranegolf) November 8, 2012