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Tuesday 20 February 2018

U.S. women will meet Canada in hockey final

Bubba Watson poses with his
trophy on the 18th green af-
ter winning the Genesis Open
golf tournament at Riviera
Country Club on Sunday, Feb.
18, 2018, in the Pacific Pali-
sades area of Los Angeles.
Associated Press
Bubba Watson

trending in right
direction after

Riviera win

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bub-
ba Watson says he was
contemplating retirement.
The two-time Masters
champion had gone two
years without winning. He
fell out of the top 100 in
the world ranking for the
first time in 10 years. He
was losing power and los-
ing confidence, and didn't
matter which color golf
ball he was using. Worst of
all, he was losing weight
from an illness he still
doesn't want to talk about.
About all he had were
options.
"I have a car dealership, a
candy store and a base- NORTHERN
ball team," Watson said.
"We had something to do."
He wound up sticking to
golf, as if that was never
an option. One week at
Riviera was a reminder EXPOSURE
that "Bubba Golf" remains
a best seller. “The last
year-and-a-half, almost
two years give or take, it’s
been a struggle because
I want to be at the top,” Dani Cameranesi (24), of the United States, celebrates with Dani Cameranesi (24) and Emily Pfalzer (8) after scoring a goal
Watson said. against Finland during the first period of the semifinal round of the women's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gang-
neung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.
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