Defending champion Tim Clark make improvement in his left elbow

Defending champion Tim Clark make improvement in his left elbow

Defending champion Tim Clark noticed enough of an improvement in his left elbow to start hitting balls over the weekend, and he plans to compete in The Players Championship. Clark was runner-up at the Sony Open in January, but upon returning home, noticed a problem in his elbow. The only tournament he has played since then was the Masters, where he missed the cut."I'm just really excited to be here," Clark said. "I feel like I'm going to be able to play, which Miller Think Tiger Will Win two weeks ago I wasn't sure if that would be the case. So just really happy to be able to play."Clark estimated his strength at no more than 80 percent, still a big improvement from recent weeks. He still feels a twinge in the elbow, although he feels good enough to play.Exactly what caused the injury remains a mystery. "I don't think we're ever going to pinpoint what happened," he said. "Looking back at the tournament at Sony, I really didn't play very well, particularly off the tee. I was hitting low, duck hooks off the tee, and I just couldn't figure it out. I think something was already going on, although I didn't feel the pain."Knight, who works for Aaron Baddeley, hit a 9-iron from 130 yards to just inside 10 feet. Their were plenty of laughs, a little pressure, balls that went everywhere and a day filled with O'Hair Decides To Leave His Swing Coach entertainment. That included Steve Williams, the caddie for Tiger Woods.Williams took a 7-iron and hit a towering draw, as his boss sat on a bench and said, "Bite! Bite! Bite!"It did, landing on the back of the green, then spinning viciously back down the slope and off the front of the green into the water. Williams, in mock anger, tossed the club some 20 yards off the tee, a few yards from the edge of the water." That almost went in the water," Woods said. Then after a pause, he added with a laugh, "Wouldn't be the first time." That reference was to the 2006 Ryder Cup, when Williams stooped to dip a towel in the water at The K Club, lost his balance and saw a 9-iron fall into the pond. Woods won his match without it.