Funk returns
Ponte Vedra Beach resident Fred Funk will play his first Champions Tour event of the season this week in Naples at the ACE Group Classic. Funk missed the first two tournaments, including the chance to defend his title at the Mitsubishi Championship in Hawaii.
Coincidentally, it was at Naples during the Merrill Lynch Shootout last December that Funk developed a severe infection while having fluid drained from his right knee. He was able to begin practicing about 10 days ago.
"I'm not completely there, but I'm well enough to play," he said.
Still not sure how Freddy is favored. I could be wrong here, but maybe the books know something I dont. I mean one guy just got off of IV's 2 weeks ago. The other guy has two top 7's in his first 2 events and is playing in the state where he went to school.