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Dustin Johnson poses with his
trophy on the 18th green after
winning the Genesis Open
golf tournament at Riviera
Country Club Sunday, Feb.
19, 2017, in the Pacific Pali-
sades area of Los Angeles.
Associated Press

West Coast

Swing whets

appetite for

Augusta

DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The
refrain is becoming a tra-
dition unlike any other, es-
pecially after a West Coast
Swing like this one.
“The Masters can’t get
here soon enough.”
No doubt, the Masters is
the most anticipated tour-
nament of the year. But
that would be overlooking
the obvious. Golf fans get
excited about Augusta
National no matter who is
winning because it’s the Cousins trade shock creates Warriors’ biggest threat
first major championship
in eight months and be-
cause, well, it’s the Mas-
ters.
What the West Coast Swing
showed is that it’s getting Western Conference forward De-
more crowded than ever Marcus Cousins of the Sacramento
Kings (15) warms up before the sec-
at the top, and it’s getting ond half of the NBA All-Star basket-
tougher to find a clear-cut ball game against the Eastern Con-
favorite. ference in New Orleans, Sunday,
Five of the seven PGA Feb. 19, 2017.
Tour winners this year are Associated Press
among the top 10 in the Page 19
world.

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