I think he handled the news well. He didn't make excuses. He didn't get defensive. He admitted that it was a personal shortcoming and something that he needs to work on. Here was his quote after learning the results of the survey:
"Here is the way I take it: I take it as I need to improve as a man," Watson said during a news conference at Augusta National. "I take it with pride. I need to get better. And I think over my career, since my rookie season to now, I've gotten better.
"But obviously there's more room for me to improve as a man. And so hopefully next year or the year after, it improves. It's a challenge. It's great. I'm glad that it came out and it's going to help me improve."
http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/1...results-stride