Final Shot with Bubba Watson

Alex Jenkins talks to the divisive two-time Masters champion about his win in Shanghai at the end of 2014, his goals for this year and his relationship with the media

I think the media really loves me because I don't give PC [politically correct] answers

Are you a player that sets goals at the beginning of the year, and if so, what are your goals for 2015?

There's really two. Every year US has either a Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup team. That's the first one. If you make that team you've played good at some point. The other one is just to win. To hold a trophy is a special time and so every year I want to win at least one tournament. And obviously make a team - Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup. That's what I have my eyes on every year. Those are always my two goals.

Is attaining number one in the Official World Golf Ranking a goal of yours?

You know I have never set that goal for myself. Because it is very tough to reach it, and the way the world ranking points work you never know. The way I look at it, look at Phil Mickelson. Phil Mickelson is one of our greatest champions of all time across the world and he's never been number one. So sometimes that world ranking doesn't mean as much as it should, you know.

Do you care at all what people think of you?

Truthfully, no. Because the way I'm trying to live my life, read the Bible, follow the Bible; I can't worry about - no matter what I do, no matter if I win every single tournament, half the world is going to love me and half the world is going to hate me no matter what. You can't impress everybody and you can't make everybody happy. It's hard enough trying to make my wife happy, so I don't need to worry about other people being happy.

How would you describe your relationship with the media?

I think the media really loves me because I don't give PC [politically correct] answers. Sometimes people write different stories and make it and twist it in ways they want to.

But again, the way I live my life and the way I want to live my life as a Christian, I don't read what people write about me. I don't read what people say about me. My true friends, my family, they know who I am as a person and what my heart is all about.

And then the fans; I think the fans just see me as a small town guy that's worked hard to get where he is, and I appreciate that, and I think that they see it as a guy that's just out there having fun with the game of golf. Just like anybody else, though, I'm going to get mad when I hit a bad shot and I think the fans see that, and I'm going to be happy when I hit a great shot.

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