Quiros skips US for Italian job

BIG-HITTING Spaniard Alvaro Quiros could have been playing in one of golf’s richest events this week, but believes he has done the right thing both for his health and his career in turning it down.

Instead of competing for a first prize of over £1.1million at the Players Championship in Florida, Quiros is at the BMW Italian Open in Turin where the winner on Sunday will receive less than £200,000.

“I decided not to go because I’ve had too many trips to the States and didn’t want another just yet,” said the world number 26.