Bubba Watson says needs to turn over new leaf to save himself from mum's scolding!

Double United States Master champion Bubba Watson, who turned 36 on Wednesday, has said that he needs to turn over a new leaf after admitting that his mother scolds him over his behaviour on and off the course.

Watson, who won his second green jacket at Augusta in April to add to his 2012 triumph, revealed at the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan that he still has his bad moments and that his mother was among his fiercest critics.

Watson said that he obviously believes in himself, adding that he believes that he can perform at a better level, Sport24 reported.

Watson, while speaking at a press conference ahead of this week's 8.5 million dollars event known as Asia's Major, said that he thinks he scratched the surface a little bit last year, adding that he still had his hiccups, bad moments, and his bad press.

As with most bad boys, he takes more notice when it is his mother, Molly Marie Watson, who is wagging the finger.

Watson said that she told him that he is not being good, adding that his mother tells him that he should smile more and not be so angry.

Watson famously upset the European Tour at the 2011 Open de France, one of the tour's most prestigious events, by blaming everyone from officials and marshals to fans for him missing the cut.

He also angered the French nation by complaining of being homesick after his first round and referring to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as an arch, whatever, he rode around in a circle.

Watson is fully aware that he is a divisive character and said on Wednesday that where his behaviour was concerned he needed to improve all of it.