Golf : Busy Bubba eyes Travelers title defense, then Rio

(Reuters) - A hectic PGA Tour schedule has just become even busier for Bubba Watson but he would not have it any other way as he prepares for his title defense at this week's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. Fresh from a tie for 60th at the PGA Championship on Sunday in the season's final major, the American left-hander will bid to clinch a 10th career victory on the PGA Tour before he heads off to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the Summer Olympics. After that, Watson will have the lucrative FedExCup playoffs to contend with before the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Ryder Cup in Chaska, Minnesota, where he hopes to represent the United States for a fourth time.

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