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Battler Olazabal on the comeback trail again

CASTELLON, Spain (Reuters) - Twice U.S. Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal makes another comeback from injury this week, hoping to soon find full fitness.The 44-year-old Spaniard's career has been constantly hindered by injuries and ill-health, including losing two years to rheumatoid arthritis ...

McDowell takes double aim at elite Grand Slam event

MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell plans to have a bit of fun while adopting a hard-nosed mentality at next week's end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.While the Northern Irishman has set his sights on victory in the ...

Johnson's penalty still the hottest topic on PGA Tour

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson may be having the week off after his heartbreaking end to last weekend's PGA Championship, but he still cannot escape the spotlight.The two-shot penalty he received for grounding his club in a bunker on the ...

Kaymer's PGA win should spark a boom in Germany: Langer

LONDON (Reuters) - Martin Kaymer's U.S. PGA Championship triumph is set to spark a golfing boom in his native Germany, compatriot Bernhard Langer said on Wednesday."Golf has been growing in Germany ever since the 1980s and still is, and Martin came along ...

PGA Championship finally gets underway at Whistling Straits

KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The 92nd U.S. PGA Championship began after a fog delay of more than three hours at Whistling Straits on Thursday as four-times winner Tiger Woods prepared for a late morning teeoff.Bo Van Pelt ended up in the middle ...

Fog delays start of PGA Championship at Whistling Straits

KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Thick fog delayed the start of the 92nd U.S. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits on Thursday with conditions expected to remain overcast for the rest of the day.Americans Bo Van Pelt, Scott Hebert and Vaughn Taylor were scheduled ...

Mickelson in good shape after arthritis diagnosis

KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - World number two Phil Mickelson has been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis but says he feels 90 percent fit ahead of this week's U.S. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.The American left-hander experienced intense pain in his joints shortly before ...

Woods in disarray before next week's PGA Championship

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will go into next week's PGA Championship with his game in total disarray and the emotional state of his mind highly questionable after a career-worst performance at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.The American struggled to a stunning seven-over-par ...

Injured Westwood withdraws from PGA Championship

AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Lee Westwood pulled out of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and next week's U.S. PGA Championship Friday because of a badly swollen right calf and ankle.The British world number three has been hampered by the injury since before the start ...

South Korean teenager Noh says yes to PGA invite

SEOUL (Reuters) - Teenager Noh Seung-yul has become the first South Korean to be invited to play at the U.S. PGA Championship, local media reported on Tuesday.The 19-year-old was invited with Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Briton Simon Khan for the season's last ...