Tiger Woods good to go

Barely able to tie his shoes three days ago, Tiger Woods is ready to tee it up in the PGA Championship. Woods finally arrived at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, leaving him enough time to play nine holes on a golf course he has not seen since he won the PGA Championship 14 years ago. He says the back injury that caused him to withdraw Sunday at the Bridgestone Invitational was not related to the pain that required surgery on March 31. “It was a different pain than what I had been experiencing,” Woods said. “So I knew it wasn’t the site of the surgery.” His arrival put some life into what had been an ordinary week. Dozens of cameras captured Woods putting on his shoes with ease at his car. He got a big cheer just walking onto the practice range and the crowd was six-deep down the first hole. – AP