DUBLIN, OHIO ? Tiger Woods was waiting on the edge of the 10th green Thursday when an approach shot from Charley Hoffman whizzed by his head and missed him by about a yard. Woods was about the only one who dodged illness or injury at the Memorial.

Phil Mickelson withdrew after 11 holes because of an injury to his left wrist, which he suspects happened at Oakmont earlier this week as he practiced chipping out of the deep rough while preparing for the U.S. Open.

Masters champion Zach Johnson had to stop after 15 holes with strep throat so severe he turned down his first interview.

The scoring at Muirfield Village couldn’t have been better with pure greens, stifling heat and calm conditions. Leading the way was Sean O’Hair, who played great golf for the second straight tournament except for a blemish on the 17th, of all holes. He still managed a 7-under 65 and was tied with the Australian duo of Rod Pampling and Nick O’Hern.

Ernie Els was among those at 66. He felt so sick about his putting that he went to the cross-handed style and had few complaints, other than it felt weird to ditch the conventional style that carried him to three majors.

For those who anticipated a duel between Mickelson and Woods, that ended before the world’s No. 1 player even got to the practice range. Mickelson felt the first sting after a wedge on the second hole, and he had a massage therapist holding and rubbing his hand on the back nine until he hit another wedge out of divot on the 11th.

Woods’ biggest rival turned out to be par on a day in which nearly half the field broke par. He was headed in that direction after a beautiful shot from a fairway bunker and over the pond to 10 feet for birdie on the sixth hole, his third in four holes, to reach 3 under. But he made bogey with a wedge in his hand on the next hole, added a few other sloppy mistakes and needed a late birdie for 70.

Lawrie shares Wales lead

Newport, Wales – Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie shot a 4-under 65 for a share of the first-round lead in the Wales Open. Lawrie, the 1999 British Open winner, was tied with Gary Orr, Steven O’Hara, Paul Broadhurst, Brett Rumford, Ricardo Gonzalez, Soren Kjeldsen, Steve Alker and Jose Manuel Lara. Michael Campbell topped the group at 66.

Sorenstam fires 72; Wie out

Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Annika Sorenstam’s return to the LPGA Tour was better than she hoped. Michelle Wie’s literally went down the drain at the Ginn Tribute.

Sorenstam was satisfied with her even-par 72 after nearly two months off the tour because of a ruptured disk and a bulging disk. Wie withdrew after shooting 14 over for 16 holes – including a 10 on the par-5 third when her drive hit a parked car and fell down a storm drain – and saying she had reaggravated a season-long wrist injury.

Rookie Angela Park was the leader at 6-under 66, two shots ahead of a group that included top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer and Pat Hurst.

Stanford leads at NCAA

Williamsburg, Va. – Stanford took a one-stroke lead over Minnesota after the second round of the NCAA tournament, while the Golden Gophers’ Bronson La’Cassie shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday to top the individual leaderboard.