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USPGA Whistling Straits

• Tiger Woods being ‘eaten alive’ by mosquitoes at Whistling Straits
• The 14-time major winner enters the US PGA at world No.278
• Tees off with Martin Kaymer and Keegan Bradley at 8.15am

TIGER WOODS

Former world No.1 Tiger Woods has a problem ahead of this week’s US PGA Championship – but it isn’t with his game.

The 39-year-old is concerned with the amount of mosquitoes around Whistling Straits and, when asked about the course, brought the insects up almost immediately.

“The golf course is setting up great,” said Woods, who won the tournament four times between 1999 and 2007. “It’s a little soft with the rain we’ve had. Obviously there’s a lot of mosquitos out there, but I think it’s playing great.”

“Here you get eaten alive” – Tiger Woods

And later on, when asked about the passionate Wisconsin fans, the 14-time major winner couldn’t help but bring up mosquitoes once more, after also experiencing them in his previous two US PGA Championships in 2004 and 2010, where he finished T24 and T28 respectively.

“On top of that, I’ve never seen mosquitos like this, like they’ve had here,” declared Woods. “I live in Florida and we go out in the evenings and you may get bitten, but here you get eaten alive.

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“It’s just everywhere you walk, especially the gallery. When we’re walking down the fairways it’s not so bad, the galleries are kicking up the long stuff where all the mosquitos are. They’re tough. You guys are pretty hearty up here, which is good.”

Woods, who enters the week as world No.278, begins his quest for a fifth US PGA Championship at 8.15am local time alongside 2010 champion Martin Kaymer and 2011 winner Keegan Bradley.

Tiger Woods :: Mosquitoes aside..

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