Look Out: Couples Playing Pain Free

Hank Gola on Senior Players Championship leader Fred Couples saying that he's playing pain free after traveling to Germany for back treatments approved by the PGA Tour.

"At that tournament (the Senior PGA), I wanted to play, and then it just got worse," he said. "I said, 'I'm not doing this anymore.' We knew of this guy in Germany, and we decided to go. He told me a couple of things that, in his opinion, I could do at this time, and it could help."

The six treatments in five days, according to Couples, involved injections into his back. The procedure, which he described as "blood work," was cleared by the PGA Tour.

"I will say that three or four weeks ago, I felt better than I ever, ever, ever felt, and now I'm just a little stiff and that I'm used to," he said.

A healthy Couples would be a great addition to the Presidents Cup team. Too bad he's stuck playing captain.