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Couples returns to action after suffering blood clot

 

The seemingly ultra-charmed life of Fred Couples hit a few rocky patches in 2006. A divorce from his second wife, Thais, has taken an obvious emotional toll on one of golf's most affable superstars. There were those embarrassing short misses down the stretch in the final round of the Masters, casting a pall over Couples' thrilling duel with Phil Mickelson, and just two top-10 finishes in 17 starts.

 

Currently 106th on the money list, his regular season over, Freddie will finish outside the top 100 for the third time in six years. The scariest news, however, came last month, when Couples was diagnosed with a blood clot in his arm after spending three days in a Columbus, Ga., hospital. Although the ailment shouldn't have any negative effect on his golf career, no blood clot can be taken lightly. Couples will submit to weekly blood tests for as long as doctors see fit.

 

The problem began after the third round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in late August. Couples became severely ill that evening, withdrew from the tournament, then flew to Georgia to meet with back specialist Tom Boers, who has helped keep Freddie's career going for more than a decade. While visiting with Boers, Couples only began to feel worse, at which point Boers advised him to check into a local hospital. Extensive tests were run over the next three days, but it wasn't until the middle of September that the blood clot was discovered.

 

Couples honored a commitment to attend a clinic for the Tiger Woods Learning Center earlier this month but limited his activities to heralding Woods during the exhibition, chatting with the amateurs on various holes and hitting an occasional golf shot. He made his first start since being hospitalized last week in Las Vegas, where his year took yet another wrong turn.

 

Having made the cut on the number at 5 under, Couples was on the 16th tee late Saturday after thunderstorms delayed the start of the third round. With darkness fast approaching, Couples and Woody Austin began walking in -- the group ahead of them was in the 16th fairway, another on the green, and both men figured tour officials would suspend play before they could hit their tee shots.

 

Although the horn blew about five minutes later, Steve Flesch, the third member of the group, had summoned an official to ask if he could play the hole alone. This obviously alerted those in charge to the fact that Couples and Austin had ended their rounds without notifying anyone, which resulted in both players being disqualified. Although the Silly Season beckons -- Couples will tee it up in next month's Shark Shootout and has his annual reservations at the Skins Game and Target World Challenge -- the Vegas fiasco serves as a fitting end to a frustrating year.

 

John Hawkins is a senior writer for Golf World magazine

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