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Kohler (United States) (AFP) - Bubba Watson has come a long way since a playoff loss to Martin Kaymer in the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
As the final major of the season returns to the 7,514-yard, par-72 Pete Dye-designed course on the shores of Lake Michigan this week, Watson recalled the near-miss as a confidence-builder that helped catapult him from a player "scared to death" to play in major championships to a two-time Masters champion ranked number three in the world.