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For golf, COVID is even better than Tiger

Rounds played in the U.S. fell by 8.5% in March and a whopping 42% in April compared with a year earlier, according to the National Golf Foundation, as many courses were closed. But the socially distanced nature of the sport led to a furious rebound.

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The Masters looks to 'ace' fan experience with IBM's Watson

Using IBM Watson's artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, golf fans will be able to create customized "feature groups" of the tournament's more than 90 participating professional golfers and access video of every shot by those players throughout the tournament in almost real time through the Master's App.