Professional golfer Bubba Watson took delivery of his quad slide Marathon coach in April, sharing the news with his followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Marathon Coach Sales Representative Kasey Hess and Marathon’s design teams guided Watson and his wife Angie through the tailoring process.
Although it was Hess who sold Bubba his new Marathon, it was Lee Pharris, owner of Pros Home on Tour, who introduced him, and plenty of other professional golfers, to the benefits of the luxury RV lifestyle.
“I never really considered getting an RV until a few years ago,” said Watson. “Wish I had done it sooner. It is so much nicer than I imagined. I used to worry if my hotel room would have a comfortable bed or a funny smell. Not anymore.”
“The Watsons were so great to work with,” said Hess. “Creating a ‘home on tour’ for Bubba, Angie and the kids became a great project. Initially we were going to build a bunk coach like they had before, but after working with our engineering manager Jay Graham, they decided that the sofas that fold into beds would be a better ft for their needs.”
He first convinced Watson and his family to stay at Fort Wilderness at Disney during the Arnold Palmer International. Not surprisingly, the service was a hit. “I remember Bubba, early on, was going on about how he loved it,” said Pharris. “I saw him one time when he’d just flown in; he only had a backpack and clubs. I asked, ‘You got anything else?’ He said, ‘No, man, this is all I need; everything else I need is on the bus.’”
