BRADENTON, Fla. Boo Weekley has been known to put down the golf clubs. But usually its to pick up a fishing pole.For much of the past two years, that hasnt been the case for Weekley.The 45-year-old golfer hasnt played on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at the 2017 RBC Canadian Open. He had surgery on his right elbow later that summer, after a bout with severe tendinitis, and the recovery kept him from hitting a golf ball for almost a year. When he finally was cleared to return to golf, his right shoulder started giving him trouble. The diagnosis?I had cancer, said Weekley, who went under the knife last July to remove the carcinoma and a cyst that had filled with fluid.The second operation kept him sidelined until late November. The long layoff, though, took its toll on Weekleys game. When he returned to the range, he was only hitting his 9-iron 135 yards. His driver was barely clearing 250. He hit several shanks.There was a lot of rust, Weekley said. Heck, my clubs were even all rusted up. Theyre still rusted.Weekley has minimal past-champion status on the PGA Tour, so hes shaking off that rust on the Web.com Tour. He is in the field this week at the Lecom Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National. Its his fourth start back; hes missed two cuts, in Panama and Abaco, and was T-41 in the season opener in Exuma.I love being able to come back out here, Weekley said. I like the grind. I dont like it as much as I used to, but I like the competition.
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Weekley expects to get starts in the PGA Tours RBC Heritage and Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial (two events that hes won), but hes unsure if hell get much more on the big tour. If he doesnt, hell still be playing tournaments.Im going to play as much as I can, Weekley said. Every week that Im not out there Ill be out here.As Weekley tries to get back into the swing of things as a pro golfer, he knows it will be an adjustment. His body is getting older. And its been a while since hes traveled this much. This week, his phone died on his way from the Florida Panhandle to Bradenton, so he had to find a road map.The little things drive you crazy, Weekley said.But not nearly as much as being away from golf.
Boo Weekley is one of the more gregarious personalities in golf. But the former U.S. Ryder Cup star has a reason to be especially good-natured this season. The 45-year-old, who rose to fame at the
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Boo is back: Weekley overcomes injury, cancer Source: The Golf Channel BRADENTON, Fla. - Boo Weekley has been known to put down the golf clubs. But usually it's to pick up a fishing pole. For much of the past two years, that hasn't been the case for Weekley.
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Boo Weekley's first round at the Honda included wrangling a snake, making 'gator calls and shooting 66.
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"I had cancer," said Weekley, who went under the knife last July to remove the carcinoma and a cyst that had filled with fluid. The second operation kept him sidelined until late November. The long layoff, though, took its toll on Weekley's game. When he returned to the range, he was only hitting his 9-iron 135 yards.
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Boo Weekley, out since July 2017 because of injury and cancer, is back playing golf and is in his fourth week of action on the Web.com Tour.
Boo is back: Weekley overcomes injury, cancer
Boo Weekley returns to golf after overcoming injury and cancer. Weekley is one of several former PGA Tour winners in the field at this week's LECOM Suncoast Classic in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
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After cancer and surgeries, Boo Weekley finds success at BMW Charity Pro-Am. In 2017, Weekley was sidelined after elbow surgery. After that surgery, doctors found a cancerous mass in his shoulder.
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