PGA begins after fog delay

Sheboygan - The first round of the US PGA Championship has begun more than three hours late after a fog delay, a fittingly odd start to the final major in what's become the strangest of seasons.

With Whistling Straits shrouded in fog so soupy it obscured Lake Michigan, Tiger Woods and other players with morning tee times could do little but wait out the delay of 3 hours, 10 minutes on the driving range and putting green.

A few players used the time to rest after their early wake-up calls, stretching on the ground and using their bags as pillows.

The PGA is known for producing some unexpected winners, but it's even more wide open than usual this year.

Woods' game is as big a mess as his personal life, Phil Mickelson has forsaken his beloved burgers for broccoli because of arthritis, and Lee Westwood is at home with a calf injury.

With five of the last six majors won by first-timers, including the US Open (Graeme McDowell) and the British Open (Louis Oosthuizen), just about every guy in the locker room is thinking this could be his week.