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Watson tops Casey in playoff

CROMWELL, Conn. - Bubba Watson made an 8-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole Sunday to outlast Paul Casey and win the Travelers Championship for the second time.

CROMWELL, Conn. - Bubba Watson made an 8-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole Sunday to outlast Paul Casey and win the Travelers Championship for the second time.

Casey had overcome a 3-stroke deficit with five to play, tying Watson at 16-under 264.

Casey lost his chance at the title while playing the par-4 18th for the third time, when his third shot from a greenside bunker flew over the green and landed on the cart path.

Watson, meanwhile, hit his 160-yard approach just to the right of the hole.

Watson had a chance to win in regulation, but bogeyed the 17th, while Casey closed with three birdies on the final five holes, and a bogey on 15.

Watson finished with a 67 at TPC River Highlands, and Casey shot 65.

U.S. Senior Open

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jeff Maggert won the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday for his second major victory on the Champions Tour this year.

Maggert shot a 5-under 65 at Del Paso Country Club, edging defending champion Colin Montgomerie by 2 strokes. Maggert had six birdies and a bogey for a 10-under 270.

Montgomerie closed with a 66. Grant Waite and Bernhard Langer tied for third at 7 under with 68s.

LPGA Tour

ROGERS, Ark. - Na Yeon Choi eagled the par-4 16th hole from the fairway to take the lead and won the NW Arkansas Championship by 2 strokes for her ninth LPGA Tour title.

Choi closed with a 2-under 69 to finish at 15-under 198. Mika Miyazato finished second at 13 under after a 67.

Stacy Lewis, Anna Nordqvist, and Azahara Munoz tied for third at Pinnacle Country Club.