Oak Hill Diary: Donaldson forced to withdraw after suffering back injury

Sad to see Jamie Donaldson having to withdraw following a first-round 80 after suffering a back injury. 

Sometimes these injuries seem terribly convenient, but Donaldson once took a year off with back problems and was told he would never play again. 

Let’s hope this injury is of the twinge variety.

There are one-major wonders — and then there is Shaun Micheel.

It was 10 years ago when he hit one of the greatest shots in Grand Slam history to win the  US PGA here at Oak Hill.

Now look at the poor bloke.

Never mind the PGA Tour, the 44-year-old American hasn’t made a cut all year on the reserve circuit and is ranked outside the top 1,000 players in the world. That US PGA title remains his only victory, and one that got him into this event, where he shot a first-round 76.

And yet Micheel is a better player than Lee Westwood because he has a major title to his 

name?