Former PGA champion David Toms has been losing length off the tee that he can't afford, and now he knows why. Toms said Friday he has a bone spur in his rotator cuff that will require surgery. Toms, who shot an 8-under 63 to get into contention at the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Twice U.S. Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal will miss next month's event because the Spaniard is again suffering from rheumatism. "He has pain in his shoulder, forearms and hands. He can't swing properly so we won't be going," his manager Sergio Gomez told the European Tour website (www.ewropeantour.com). "He is practicing a ...

RABAT (Reuters) - Golfing great Jack Nicklaus has expressed surprise that Tiger Woods will break his five-month exile by going into next month's U.S. Masters at Augusta without playing any warm-up events. "I fully expected Tiger to come back to play the Masters and that will be good for Augusta," said Nicklaus, who made a guest appearance at the ...

Oddsmakers didn't take long to make Tiger Woods the Masters favorite. Even his fellow competitors say they can see him trying on another green jacket. They're expecting the Tiger of old at Augusta National. That might be because it's the only ...