Pain In The Neck Puts Watson On Growing PGA Injured List
Tom Watson battles a chronic neck problem as he enters the 65th PGA Championship at Riviera. Therapy helped but pain persists, keeping him among golf’s injured and forcing consideration of goals like a career sweep of golf’s Big Four. Other contenders such as Nicklaus, Ballesteros, Floyd and Peete are noted for strong play despite earlier absences. The 150-player field competes for $600,000 in total prizes with $100,000 to the winner. rounds televised by ABC.
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Edwards Caddy Faithful Through Watson’s Rise at Golf
Bruce Edwards, 28, has caddied for Tom Watson for a decade, sharing his boss’s pain and triumphs. The pair began in 1973 after a chance meeting in St Louis, with Edwards later aiming to retire to Dallas and pursue real estate. Watson’s success, including eight majors, has made Edwards a steady, modest contributor to a $50,000 yearly earnings.
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Ryan Goes Nine Hitters In 1 0 Victory Over Padres
Nolan Ryan pitched his ninth career one hitter as the Astros beat the Padres 1 0 in San Diego. Ryan struck out 10, earned his 3 606th career strikeout, and logged his 52nd shutout while allowing only Tim Flannery's third inning single. He noted his changeup was his best pitch in some time.
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Chiefs Holdouts Miss Day At Liberty Camp
Kansas City Chiefs free agents Gary Barbaro Henry Marshall and Al Dixon again skipped the 14th day of training at William Jewell College with no progress reported by General Manager Jim Schaaf. Coach Mackovic said holdouts are not a distraction yet may affect drills when they arrive.
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Jays Stay In Hunt In 6 2 Win Over Yankees
In the first pennant race for the Toronto Blue Jays, a 6-2 win completed a series sweep to keep them within one game of Baltimore and Detroit in the AL East. George Bell fueled the offense with four hits. Jim Clancy earned his fourth straight win.
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