Watts was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to European parents, but is now a U.S. citizen who lives in Texas.

He also won the 1986 Big 8 Conference Championship and the 1985 and 1987 Morris Williams Intercollegiate (tied Ben Crenshaw's scoring record in '85) as part of his 7 collegiate wins.

Only Lindy Miller, Scott Verplank and Willie Wood have more college wins in OSU's long successful golf history.

Only foreign players to have won more events were Ishii and Graham Marsh when Watts left for the PGA Tour in late 1998.

This performance helped earn Watts a PGA Tour card and by the end of the year he reached the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Following a number of poor seasons, Watts has played little competitive golf since 2005 while rehabilitating from hip, knee, foot, and back injuries.