Van Pelt, former champ Grady withdraw from PGA
MEDINAH, Ill. -- Former winner Wayne Grady of Australia and American Bo Van Pelt pulled out of the PGA Championship on Tuesday.
Grady, who clinched his only major title at Shoal Creek in 1990, withdrew with a wrist injury and Van Pelt has returned home to be with his wife, Carrie, after the birth of their third child.
They have been replaced in the Medinah field by Americans Jonathan Byrd and Bob Estes.
The 88th PGA Championship starts on Thursday
88th PGA Championship
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Where: Medinah CC, No. 3; Medinah, Ill.
Yardage/Par: 7,561 yards; par 72
2006 champion: Tiger Woods
Purse: $6.5 million
Final-round coverage
• Woods wins third PGA title
• PGA Championship leaderboard
• Wojciechowski: Woods is greatest individual athlete ever
• Maisel: In easy victory, Woods is still riveting
• Sirak: The best is yet to come
• Sobel: If Tiger played tennis
• Harig: Woods will pass Nicklaus
• Rudy: Winners and losers
• Sobel: Will Pavin make RC roster?
• Stahlschmidt: Tempo, balance lead to consistency
Third-round coverage
• Woods makes his move
• Sobel: What the contenders need to do
• Maisel: Trophy isn't Tiger's ... yet
• Wojciechowski: Medinah too easy? Try Misery Links
• Harig: Pressure on Donald
• Wacker: Round 3 winners and losers
• ESPN.com photo gallery
• GolfDigest.com photo gallery
• Sindelar makes double eagle
Second-round coverage
• Andrade, Stenson, Herron, Donald lead PGA
• Wojciechowski: Love returns in a big way
• Maisel: Ogilvy holds his own
• Rosaforte: Andrade has "Why not me?" attitude
• Sobel: Taste of Medinah
• Harig: Donald, Stenson take different routes
• Wacker: Woods looks like same old self
• ESPN.com photo gallery
• GolfDigest.com photo gallery
First-round coverage
• Glover, Riley share Round 1 lead
• Wojciechowski: Tiger-Phil pairing lacks drama
• Maisel: Teary-eyed Mayfair returns with 69
• Sobel: Ogilvy relishes man in the middle role
• Harig: Medinah plays long, not difficult
• Rosaforte: Don't overreact to low numbers
• Rudy: Round 1 winners and losers
• ESPN.com photo gallery
• GolfDigest.com photo gallery
Preview coverage
• Sobel: Tiger, Phil need their Duel in the Sun
• Experts' predictions: Tiger or the field?
• Sobel: Ranking the PGA contenders, from 1-20
• Wacker: Mayfair makes his return
• Sirak: Why this will be a compelling PGA
• Wacker: Glory's last shot for Cup wannabes
• Harig: Tiger, Sergio take divergent paths
• Rosaforte: Why the PGA is the best major
• Verdi: Aussie Invasion
• Hawkins: Ogilvy making beautiful music
• Rosaforte/Antonini: A fair dinkum past
• Strege: The next Big Thing
• Callahan: Micheel's ordeal
• Alternate Shot: Should Lehman play?
• Whitten: The major course that almost wasn't
• Whitten: Medinah's 17th, Act IV
Facts
• Tee times
• 2006 PGA Championship field
• PGA Championship past champions
• Medinah No. 3 course map
• On The Tee tournament page
