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On Oct. 21. Just as Overton was preparing to play in the Frys.com Open last week -- at a Grayhawk Golf Course he considers his winter home -- he felt a nagging pain in his stomach. When the pain shifted to the right side, Overton was told by his doctor to go to a hospital. Sure enough, when he arrived, doctors had to perform an emergency appendectomy.'
'Overton estimates he's "65 percent," but that might be stretching it. He has done little but chip and putt since leaving the hospital. He won't play a hole before Thursday's first round, preferring to preserve his energy. Obviously, that's a pre-tournament routine shared by no other player this week.'
"I just have to do what my body lets me do," Overton said. "It's basically how much pain can I handle. If I play nine holes and the pain's too bad, I may have to quit and maybe we go out there next week. But you don't want to look back in two months and know that you didn't at least give it a shot."
If there's a positive to this, Overton believes he will have little pressure on him this week because of his situation. "I'm not trying to finish in the top 125," he said. "I'm just going to try to stand up and walk the 18 holes. If I can do that, I'll feel fairly good about myself."
guilty as charged ... i too am on the dukester ... played duke -140 over s allan at cris ... more being on duke than against allan although every time i think allan is in good form and should do well he craps out, so hopefully it happens here ... snooping around for garrigus and holmes ... yearning for AK to return ... the more he plays the more my 33-1 masters looks like value ... vegas is getting flooded with money on him ... down to 7-1 at caesers, 10-1 at mirage, 15-1 at las vegas hilton
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