GEOFF OGILVY FINGER INJURY NEEDS 12 STITCHES

Geoff Ogilvy's preparations for his title defence at this week's Tournament of Champions suffered a setback when he withdrew from the pro-am competition on Wednesday due to a finger injury.
The 33-year-old Australian needed 12 stitches after hurting his right index finger while coming out of the ocean on the Hawaiian island of Maui but he is still scheduled to tee off in Thursday's opening round.
"It was a freak thing," Ogilvy's manager Paul Galli said. "He was paddling away, getting out of the water, and he slipped and tripped up in some shallow water on the reefs.
"He didn't think anything had happened at the time but then he noticed the finger was bleeding."
Galli said Ogilvy would warm up on Thursday morning before deciding whether to launch his bid for a record-equalling third consecutive victory in the US Tour's season-opening event at the Kapalua Resort.
"If he can make a proper swing without any compromises he will play, but he's not going to make any compensation," Galli added.
"He doesn't want to do that. Guys who've done that before have had long-term issues."
Ogilvy, a seven-times winner on the US Tour, is scheduled to tee off at 1300 local (2300 GMT) on Thursday in the company of 2001 champion Jim Furyk.
Finger injury permitting, the Australian will be seeking to emulate compatriot Stuart Appleby and American Gene Littler with a third successive victory in the elite, winners-only event.
Appleby triumphed on Kapalua's hilly Plantation Course from 2004 to 2006 while Littler won the tournament from 1955 to 1957 when it was staged at Desert Inn Country Club in Nevada.
"Winning the last two years, it's a place you always want to come back to," Ogilvy said earlier this week.
"It's just nice to be back here defending. It was the first time I ever (successfully) defended anything so that was kind of fun last year. To go three in a row would be a bonus."
Reuters