Defending champion Wood laments Wentworth woes


Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 25/5/17 England's Chris Wood during Day One Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic

VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Chris Wood was the toast of the 2016 BMW PGA Championship after waving the shortest club in the bag like a magic wand but fast forward 12 months and he cannot buy a putt for love nor money.

After spending long hours on the practise green with coach Phil Kenyon last week to ensure his game was in tip-top shape for his Wentworth title defence, the 6-foot-6-inch Englishman was at a loss to explain his putting woes on Saturday.

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