Kuchar withdraws as Woods tees off

The problems continued to mount for US Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson in the early stages of the US PGA Championship on Thursday, even though Tiger Woods was fit enough to take part.

Just days after withdrawing from the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with a back injury, Woods declared himself pain free after nine holes of practice on Wednesday and teed off at 8:35am local time alongside Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington.