Golf roundup: Bubba Watson breaks drought by winning Northern Trust Open
Bubba Watson lost track of time. He didn't realize it had been nearly two years and 41 tournaments since his last victory.
A reminder came Sunday afternoon, after he birdied the 18th hole to win the Northern Trust Open by two shots. Walking up the steps to the clubhouse he saw his son, Caleb, who was adopted shortly before Watson won the 2012 Masters.
Watson was alone in his green jacket that day. This time, his wife and son were at Riviera to watch a masterpiece.
He played the final 39 holes without a bogey. He had a 64-64 weekend. He made up a four-shot deficit in six holes, and closed with the lowest round by a winner of this tournament in 28 years.
This wasn't 'Bubba' golf. It simply was great golf. And he couldn't wait to celebrate.
'When I won the Masters, it was just me,' Watson said. 'Family members were there, but not my wife and not my son, who was just adopted at that point, and now is two weeks away from being 2 years old. What a thrill. We'll have some pictures with him and my wife and the trophy, so it's nice.'
Watson won by two shots over Dustin Johnson, who closed with a 66 for the second straight week and got the same result - second place. Johnson finished one shot behind Jimmy Walker last week at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
TRIPLETT A CHAMPION: Kirk Triplett won the ACE Group Classic for his third Champions Tour title, holing a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory in Naples, Fla.
The 51-year-old Triplett shot a 6-under 66 to finish at 16-under 200. Defending champion Bernhard Langer, Duffy Waldorf and Olin Browne tied for second.
AIKEN WINS IN AFRICA: Thomas Aiken beat Oliver Fisher in a playoff to claim the Africa Open title and maintain South African players' run of success on home soil at European Tour tournaments.
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