Golf: Bubba Watson keeps Justin Thomas from No. 1 ranking then wins WGC Match Play

Bubba Watson made the final of the Dell Technologies Match Play look as though he were on vacation all along.

Watson won his second World Golf Championships title Sunday with the biggest blowout since the Match Play format switched to 18 holes in 2011, a 7-and-6 victory over Kevin Kisner.

Watson had scheduled a vacation out of the country with his family on Sunday, reasoning that he hardly ever makes it this far in golf’s most fickle format.

But there was nothing fickle about his game, especially on the final day. He never trailed in the 28 holes he played. Watson took out Justin Thomas in the semifinals, 3 and 2, which kept Thomas from reaching No. 1 in the world. In the championship match, he won the first five holes against Kisner, who didn’t make a birdie until the 11th hole.

Watson won for the second time this year, adding him to the list of favorites for the Masters.

Brice Garnett wins PGA Tour event in Dominican Republic

Brice Garnett completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship for his first PGA Tour title.

Two strokes ahead after three late wind-blown bogeys Saturday, Garnett closed with a 2-under 70 in windy and rainy conditions for a four-stroke victory over Keith Mitchell.

The 34-year-old Garnett, a two-time winner last year on the Web.com Tour, finished at 18-under 270. He opened with a 63 and added rounds of 69 and 70.

Mitchell followed a third-round 75 with a 67.

Kelly Kraft was third at 13 under after a 67, and Denny McCarthy (70) was 12 under. Harris English (70) and K.J. Choi (66) topped the group at 11 under.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo dropped out Friday, finishing last in the 132-man field in his PGA Tour debut. He shot 77-82 playing as an amateur on a sponsor exemption.

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