STENSON GETS PLACE IN WORLD MATCH-PLAY FIELD

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
MARANA, Arizona (AP) — Toru Taniguchi of Japan has withdrawn from the Match Play Championship next week because of a neck injury, putting Henrik Stenson in the 64-man field.
Taniguchi was No. 64 in the world ranking, so the change will not affect the brackets.
Stenson, the first alternate at No. 65 in the world, should face top-ranked Lee Westwood in the opening round Wednesday. Stenson won the Match Play Championship in 2007, the first year that it moved to Dove Mountain north of Tucson. That was on a different course.
The bracket will become official Sunday evening. If anyone withdraws after that, the alternate would take that player's spot in the draw.


 OTHER NEWS FROM US PRO TOUR
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Kim has withdrawn from the Northern Trust Open because of an illness.
Kim was at 1-over 213 and made the cut by two shots at Riviera. He was nine shots behind Fred Couples, with whom Kim played the first two rounds.
Couples' other playing partner the first two rounds, Bubba Watson, had to withdraw (on Thursday) because of a muscle strain in his stomach.
Kim is ranked No. 33 in the world and is expected to be at the Match Play Championship next week.