NAPA, Calif. – It turns out there will be one player making a return to the PGA Tour this week at the Safeway Open after an extended break because of an injured back.
Nick Watney is playing his first event since the Farmers Insurance Open in January after being sidelined for most of last season with a herniated disc in his lower back.
“I feel great,” Watney said on Tuesday at Silverado Resort & Spa. “I’ve never really been injured before, so it was a long year just watching and sitting on the sidelines, but now I’m back and super excited.