Funk withstands back pain, leads in Mexico
Face-down on the ground behind the 13th tee, with a trainer mashing on his back and his three-shot lead shriveled into a tie, Fred Funk's trip to the Riviera Maya suddenly wasn't looking like much fun.
"I wasn't even sure I could finish," Funk said. "I couldn't move. I couldn't bend over."
Then he popped up and grimaced his way to a birdie. Then another. In between, the guy he'd been tied with made a bogey.
Just like that, Funk's lead was back to three strokes.

