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Bubba Watson likely to miss The Open cut after blasting wild drive off the course

Bubba Watson yanks a tee shot over the train tracks on his way to a likely third straight missed cut at the Open Championship.

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Bubba Watson was on the verge of missing the cut at Royal Troon before he left the stadium with a wicked hook off the 11th tee that flew over the train tracks and pushed him closer to a third straight early exit from the Open Championship.

His OB led to a creative club twirl, a double-bogey 7 to get to 4-over (two shots south of the projected cut line), and a probable ticket back to the States.

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