Woosnam receives US PGA invitation

Ian Woosnam has received an invitation to next month's US PGA championship.

Ian Woosnam has received an invitation to next month's US PGA championship.

The Welshman, who had to qualify for last week's British Open, has dropped to 147th in the official world rankings but has played every US PGA since his debut in 1986.

Lee Westwood, now a lowly 209th, was yesterday offered a place in the starting line-up at Oak Hill.

A total of 27 Europeans will take part and six will be making their debuts - Brian Davis, Luke Donald, Bradley Dredge, Gary Evans, Alastair Forsyth and Fredrik Jacobson.

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The full list is: Thomas Bjorn, Paul Casey, Alex Cejka, Darren Clarke, Brian Davis, Luke Donald, Bradley Dredge, Gary Evans, Nick Faldo, Niclas Fasth, Alastair Forsyth, Pierre Fulke, Sergio Garcia, Ignacio Garrido, Mathias Gronberg, Padraig Harrington, Fredrik Jacobson, Bernhard Langer, Paul Lawrie, Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal, Jesper Parnevik, Ian Poulter, Phillip Price, Justin Rose, Lee Westwood and Ian Woosnam.

The tournament at Rochester, New York takes place from August 14th to 17th.

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