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Golfer Bowditch arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- PGA Tour player Steven Bowditch was arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI early Friday, getting out of jail soon enough to play in the Waste Management Phoenix Open in the afternoon.

Scottsdale police said Bowditch had a blood-alcohol level over 0.20 percent when he was taken into custody about 1 a.m.

Responding to a 911 report about a truck ''swerving all over the road,'' officers observed the vehicle sit through two greens lights without moving, and found the 33-year-old Australian asleep behind the wheel.

Bowditch missed the cut in the tournament, shooting his second straight 3-over 74.