Beschwerden » comment on his ankle injury, walking out of the elevator

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- The third and fourth rounds were going on at the same time and with different rules. There was so much rain that there was a worker with a squeegee positioned near every green. The final putts were made in what some would call the dark. There was no re-pairing after the third round and the greens werent even rolled, let along cut. Oh yeah, on Friday they put the cup on No. 10 in the wrong place.This was the PGA Championship. This was a major. This was an odd major.Nobody will take anything away from Jimmy Walker, who closed a bogey-free 3-under 67 with a 3-footer for par to finish at 14-under 266 and beat Jason Day by one stroke Sunday. All Day did to add to the drama was make an eagle 3 on No. 18 to get within a stroke.I figured birdieing 17 was huge and that was going to cap it off, Walker said. And then Jason making eagle sure made my job a lot harder on the last hole.Really cool way to finish. Making a putt like that to win, right in the middle, was just awesome.But the circumstances around some great golf were odd to say the least.The leaders after the third round would always be paired together for the final round but not in this rain-delayed tournament. Day said he would have liked to be playing with Walker.That would have been nice, Day said. But under the circumstances, thats just how they work.Ten players didnt even hit a golf ball Saturday -- that meant Walker and Day and eight others played 36 holes Sunday -- and 37 others returned Sunday to complete the third round.Its really quite fun to see how far you can actually push yourself mentally, more so than physically, Day said. Playing 36 holes today, especially under the pump, not knowing what was going on, really, and finishing that way, was pretty special.The extra holes so the tournament would finish on time meant Matt Jones and Roberto Castro were teeing off on No. 1 in the fourth round while Walker and Robert Streb were getting to No. 6 in their third round.To add a little more confusion, the PGA of America decided that the fourth round would be played with lift, clean and place rules in effect for balls in the fairway. Thats the first time in a major tournament the preferred lie rules was put in effect. Guess thats one more oddity for the 98th PGA Championship.My playing partner (Martin Kaymer) on the last hole there had a big chunk of mud on the ball and it went straight right and led to a bogey, British Open champion Henrik Stenson said between rounds. He closed with a 71 and finished tied for seventh with Kaymer and Streb at 8 under.Phil Mickelson, who won the PGA the last time it was played at Baltusrol in 2005 and finished at 3 under this week, was asked if the PGA of Americas decision to go with the preferred lies would inspire other majors to handle the same situation in the future.I hope so. I think its such the right call, he said. Theres so much element of luck involved if you dont do that because of the amount of mud that will get on the ball as well as the inability to finish the round because of not being able to take full relief from the fairway.I think it was a great call. I know its not one that is ideal. But unfortunately thats been the case this week because on the weekend this golf course was set up to be perfect for a major championship. And unfortunately the rains came and just softened the course exponentially.Because both rounds were going on simultaneously, the grounds crew workers werent able to attend to the greens as they usually does between rounds and that meant the greens were slower than usual and there were a ton of putts left short of the hole.On Friday, the cup on No. 10 was put on the wrong side of the green but the PGA Rules Committee didnt notice it until the first group off that tee had already hit their second shots so the cup was left on the right side for the remainder of the round. The PGA of America immediately owned up to the mistake and apologized for the mistake.An organization admitting it made an error in a major sporting event. Thats odd. Jesus Molina Mexico Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Jose de Jesus Corona Jersey . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. http://www.mexiconationalshop.us/ .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. Javier Hernandez Mexico Jersey . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. Javier Hernandez Jersey . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. DETROIT -- The Detroit Lions lost the services of their top pass-rusher early during their 16-15 loss to the Titans on Sunday. Defensive end Ezekiel Ansah hobbled off the field after the third play of the game with an ankle injury and was officially ruled out in the third quarter.The Lions also lost running back Ameer Abdullah for the game to a foot injury after he came off the field following a 24-yard run in which he broke multiple tackles. He almost immediately went to the locker room and was eventually ruled out of the game.He was spotted postgame in a walking boot with a noticeable limp, according to ESPNs Adam Schefter.Abdullah had six carries for 38 yards when he left the game in the first half.Ansah slowly walked off the field and gingerly made his way to the trainers table. They looked at him on the table for a few minutes and appeared to be trying to tape the ankle. He stood on it and then moved slowly to the locker room and did not return.Ansah was spotted in the elevator after the game and declined comment on his ankle injury, walking out of the elevator with a slight limp without saying a word.A Pro Bowler last season, Ansah had two tackles and two quarterback hits in the season opener against Indianapolis.ddddddddddddWith Ansah out, the Lions relied on Devin Taylor, Wallace Gilberry and Kerry Hyder. Hyder had two sacks last week against the Colts. He and Taylor combined for a sack of Marcus Mariota on the first drive of Sundays game. Taylor also had a safety on Detroits second drive.Linebacker Antwione Williams (thigh) was also ruled out for the rest of the game, and the team entered the game without linebacker DeAndre Levy.Kyle Van Noy also left the game with a calf injury and did not return. Unlike Abdullah, Williams and Ansah, he was spotted on the sidelines after his injury and was walking, albeit slowly. The Lions finished the game with two healthy linebackers: Tahir Whitehead and Thurston Armbrister.Lions coach Jim Caldwell said he did not have an update on injuries to Ansah, Abdullah, Williams or Van Noy on their severity.You know I dont talk about injuries, Caldwell said. Well see what happens. ' ' '