Bubba Watson broke tradition and kept secret the menu for Tuesday’s Masters Champions dinner as if it were a nuclear code, several times refusing to say what he was goinig to serve.
On Wednesday we ask, “Why?”
The menu was:
• Traditional Caesar Salad
• Grilled chicken breast served with green beans, mashed potatoes, corn, macaroni and cheese and cornbread.
• For dessert, confetti cake with vanilla ice cream.
It was a slightly different Champions dinner than in past years, provided by the website www.golfabout.com, with help from the Augusta Chronicle:
This information comes straight from the website:
Charl Schwartzel, 2012: The opening course consisting of a chilled seafood bar, which included shrimp, lobster, crabmeat, crab legs and oysters. The main course was a “braai,” a South African barbecue, which included lamb chops, steaks and South African sausages. Desert of vanilla ice cream sundae. Also in the mix were salads, cheeses, plus sides such as sauteed sweet corn, green beans and Dauphinoise potatoes.
Phil Mickelson, 2011: A Spanish-themed menu with seafood paella and machango-topped filet mignon as the entrees. Also includes a salad course, asparagus and tortillas as sides, plus ice cream-topped apple empanada for dessert (more info).
Angel Cabrera, 2010: An Argentine asado, a multicourse barbecue featuring chorizo, blood sausage, short ribs, beef filets and mollejas (the thymus gland, a k a sweetbreads).
Trevor Immelman, 2009: Bobotie (a spiced minced meat pie with an egg topping), sosaties (type of chicken skewer), spinach salad, milk tart and South African wines.
Zach Johnson, 2008: Iowa beef, Florida shrimp.
Phil Mickelson, 2007: Barbecued ribs, chicken, sausage and pulled pork, with cole slaw.
Tiger Woods, 2006: Stuffed jalapeno and quesadilla appetizers with salsa and guacamole; green salad; steak fajitas, chicken fajitas, Mexican rice, refried beans; apple pie and ice cream for dessert.
Phil Mickelson, 2005: Lobster ravioli in tomato cream sauce, Caesar’s salad, garlic bread.
Mike Weir, 2004: Elk, wild boar, Arctic char (that’s a fish), Canadian beer.
Tiger Woods, 2003: Porterhouse steak, chicken and sushi, which he used in 2002. Also on the menu were sashimi, salads, crab cakes, asparagus, mashed potatoes and a chocolate truffle cake.
Tiger Woods, 2002: Porterhouse steak and chicken with a sushi appetizer.
Vijay Singh, 2001: Seafood tom kah, chicken panang curry, baked sea scallops with garlic sauce, rack of lamb with yellow kari sauce, baked filet Chilean sea bass with three flavor chili sauce, lychee sorbet.
Mark O’Meara, 1999: Chicken fajitas, steak fajitas, sushi, tuna sashimi.
Tiger Woods, 1998: Cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, french fries, milkshakes.
Nick Faldo, 1997: Fish and chips, tomato soup.
Ben Crenshaw, 1996: Texas barbecue.
Jose Maria Olazabal, 1995: Paella (a Spanish rice dish) and hake (whitefish), plus tapas.
Bernhard Langer, 1994: Turkey and dressing, black forest torte.
Fred Couples, 1993: Chicken cacciatore.
Sandy Lyle, 1989: Haggis, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips.
Bernhard Langer, 1986: Wiener schnitzel (breaded veal).
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