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The closest Tiger Woods will get to the Ryder Cup is in front of his television. Despite speculation on various Web sites that Woods planned to show up at Valhalla Golf Club this week, he said Tuesday in a monthly newsletter he has no intention of coming.

"I plan to watch the Ryder Cup this week, but I will not attend," Woods said.

Even with his golf done for the year, Tiger Woods found something to celebrate Tuesday: His wife is pregnant with their second child.

Woods said on his Web site that Elin is expecting in late winter without being more specific on a due date.

He has not played since his U.S. Open victory in June, and two weeks later had reconstructive surgery on his left knee that put him out for the year.

First, Tiger Woods. Now, Padraig Harrington? The defending British Open champion is plagued by a sore right wrist, which forced him to cut back a practice round Tuesday and raised doubts about whether he will be able to tee it up in the tournament.

Harrington insisted he'll be ready on Thursday -- with one caveat.

Rocco Mediate was told a story about how a father and his 3-year-old daughter were riveted to the U.S. Open, walking from "Dora the Explorer" to watch the 72nd hole when Tiger Woods made a putt to force a playoff.

"I think that's so cool," Mediate said. Before playing in the first round of the Buick Open on Thursday, Mediate took a look back at his memorable matchup with Woods that attracted...

Doctors who treat the kinds of knee and leg injuries that ended Tiger Woods' victorious season have one word for his U.S.

Open victory -- remarkable. "The fact that he had surgery two months ago and seemed to visibly be in pain with certain shots ...

I find it remarkable that he could play as well as he did and win a major tournament," said Dr.

Jack Nicklaus always thought the U.S. Open was the hardest and most complete test in golf. That's what made Tiger Woods' victory even more impressive to the man whose major record Woods is trying to beat.

"To have a will as strong as that, I take my hat off to him," Nicklaus said Thursday. Nicklaus was in Utah on Monday while Woods was going 19 holes for a playoff victory over Rocco Mediate at...