NOTEBOOK From Oak Hill

Duval's struggles continue: David Duval's downward spiral continued Friday when he withdrew from the 85th PGA Championship at the fifth hole complaining of back pain. After posting an 80 Thursday, Duval was already 6 over in the second round with a triple- and double-bogey when he pulled his tee shot at the fifth hole into the trees. That was the last shot he hit. "I can tell (my back) is not right," Duval said. "I hurt it last week with the first tee shot at Castle Pines on Friday." Duval missed the cut at The International last week. The PGA Championship is the sixth consecutive event that he has missed the cut or withdrawn after a poor start. He has made just four cuts in 18 starts this year with his best finish a tie for 28th at the FBR Capital Open. He's 197th on the money list. The low point this season came at the Greater Hartford Open, where he shot 83 and withdrew. Club professional Suzy Whaley shot 75 that day. Once the No. 1 player in the world, Duval has fallen to 137th. A 13-time PGA Tour winner, Duval overtook Tiger Woods as the No. 1 player in the Official World Rankings after winning The Players Championship in 1999. He won the British Open in 2001 but has struggled since.
Bad timing: Australian Aaron Baddeley cost himself two shots before he reached the first tee Friday morning. In contention three shots back after the first round, Baddeley was penalized two shots for arriving late for his 7:30 a.m. tee time on Friday. "I thought it was 7:35," Baddeley said. "I thought it was 12:35 (Thursday) and 7:35 (Friday) and that was it." PGA officials reported Baddeley was 40 seconds late. Baddeley said it was 25 seconds. Either way, the mistake was unsettling. His par at the first hole was recorded as a double-bogey with the penalty and he shot 77. "I was a little annoyed walking down the first fairway," Baddeley said.
Race for the Cup: The race to claim a spot on the The President's Cup team remains muddied, but this much is clear: Jerry Kelly's in trouble. While the first eight spots on the team appear secure, the last two automatic spots remain wide open. Kelly, ranked No. 9 in the points standings, missed the cut. This is the final event to qualify for the Americans vs. Internationals match Nov. 20-23 in South Africa. No. 10 Charles Howell III (2-over) is in contention going into the weekend. No. 11 Bob Estes (7-over) and No. 12 Fred Funk (2-over) also made the cut. Missing the cut were No. 13 Jeff Sluman, No. 14 Scott Verplank, No. 15 Brad Faxon and No. 16 Chris Riley. The top eight spots are held by Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Jim Furyk, David Toms, Kenny Perry, Phil Mickelson, Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco.
Blackout no problem: The power outage, which hit most of Rochester, did not affect play on Friday. Players were affected in their hotel rooms and rented homes after the first round. "We had candles like everyone else," Greg Norman said of his rented house. "We went looking for ice like everyone else. My cell phone battery went dead like everyone else's, but I think it was good to get away from the phones and television."
-- Wire reports