RIO DE JANEIRO -- Maria Verchenova was uncertain if she would even make it to Rio for the womens Olympic golf tournament. Her status in the Games was out of her hands, due to Russias doping issues that required each athlete to be approved.She finally got the go-ahead, and on Saturday, Verchenova shot the round of her life, a 9-under 62 that was the best in two weeks of Olympic golf.It didnt earn her a medal, but it did give Verchenova a sense of accomplishment.I felt good all four days, she said. All four days, I was into my meditations. I was practicing a lot. I was trying to eat good. But you just never know. Its just one of the days when I was holing putts.Verchenova, 30, plays on the Ladies European Tour and bounces between her native Moscow, London and Houston. Two weeks ago she was in Texas, awaiting final word on whether she would be allowed to compete.Because of the doping scandal that rocked the Russian Olympic contingent, every athlete had to be approved to compete.I couldnt say I was worried because I was sitting in Houston and it was 10 days before coming here and it was still not confirmed for me, she said. It was testing me, and I was like, it was getting serious. I didnt realize they took so many Russian athletes out. I was like, just keep practicing, doing my stuff, and see how it comes over.Verchenova, the only Russian golfer in the mens and womens tournaments, made the best of her situation. After rounds of 75-70-73, she caught fire on the final day -- even making a hole-in-one -- and climbed some 25 spots into the top 20 on the leaderboard.I think the whole thing is just me being here and playing here, she said. 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Roughriders officials, meanwhile, have visited the new Winnipeg stadium and taken notes with their $278-million project in Regina following a similar pattern of covered seating over an open field. Riders president Jim Hopson has said he likes what he sees but suggests they will also learn from Winnipegs mistakes. The province, city and team are footing the bill in Regina, after a much more ambitious plan for a domed stadium failed to get federal money needed to proceed. In Ottawa, a $450-million, public-private redevelopment of Lansdowne Park is finally underway, including a 24,000-seat stadium set to open in 2014 when Redblacks are projected to join the CFL. The project had to clear legal and political hurdles for the CFL to return to the Canadian capital since indefinitely suspending the Ottawa Renegades franchise in 2006. "The facility is going to be second to none, thats not to say other cities dont have that, but its very important, said Redblacks GM Marcel Desjardins. 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