Jason Dufner of the U.S. watches his tee shot on the sixth hole during the first round of the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, August 7, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
LOUISVILLE Kentucky (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner aborted his PGA Championship title defence after 10 holes in Thursday's opening round at Valhalla Golf Club, withdrawing from the event because of a lingering neck injury.
Dufner has been severely hampered by two bulging disks in his neck since April and was eight over par for the day, having triple-bogeyed the par-five 10th, when he decided to pull out of the year's final major.
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