GOLD COAST, Queensland --?Ian Poulter admits he is finding his return to competitive golf mentally hard as he prepares for this weeks Australian PGA Championship at Royal Pines.The opening event of the 2017 Race to Dubai will be 40-year-old Poulters first appearance in a regular European Tour event for 10 months after he had surgery to correct a long-standing foot injury.Poulter was forced to take 11 weeks off -- including the Ryder Cup -- and has only played a handful of PGA Tour and Asian Tour events since returning to action. But he has fond memories of playing Down Under, where he won the won the 2011 Australian Masters.When you take a big chunk of time off, its hard mentally to get back in the frame of mind of playing competitive golf all the time, Poulter said. I havent ever been in that type of position before.I was trying to work out when the last time was that I hadnt hit a ball for 11 weeks, and I cant ever remember -- even as a kid -- taking that length of time away from the game. It was a nice break but the difficulty will come from being under pressure to hole putts at the right time.You can prepare hitting golf balls, you can play practice rounds, you can get yourself ready in terms of being conditioned to play, but theres nothing like being under pressure and actually having to do it for real. So its about managing those expectations when you come back to play.On the injury, he added: The foots good. To take myself out of trying to qualify for a Ryder Cup place, that was pretty hard to take because I obviously love that event so much. But a rest was needed to get the rehab done and to come back strong at the back end of this year, and after this week and next in Hong Kong well reassess and see where were going to start next year.If Poulter is to win his 13th European Tour title, and first since the 2012 HSBC Champions, he must see off stiff competition from the likes of world No. 7 and 2013 champion Adam Scott, his World Cup of Golf teammate Marc Leishman, and defending champion Nathan Holman. Chris Kunitz Jersey . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Vincent Lecavalier Jersey . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. http://www.cheaplightningjerseyschina.com/andrej-sustr-jersey/ . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. Brayden Point Jersey . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. Lightning Jerseys Outlet . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Former Commonwealth Games gold-medalist Manoj Kumar (64kg) put up a spirited show but could not match the power of fifth seed Fazliddin Gaibnazarov in his pre-quarterfinal bout to bow out of the Olympic Games on Sunday.The 29-year-old Indian went down 3-0. The 25-year-old Gaibnazarov, the World and Asian Championships silver-medallist from Uzbekistan, was the unanimous choice as the winner.In the opening round, Manoj kept his rival at a distance, denying him a clear shot. The dodge-first-attack-later strategy managed to unsettle the Uzbek for sometime but Gaibnazarov clinched the initiative with a couple of left jabs in the closing seconds.In the second round, Gaibnazarov continued to rely on his strong left, prompting a standing eight count against the Indian. The Uzbeks foot moovement was lucid after he had clearly got a hang of the Indians strategy and he connected much better.ddddddddddddManoj was guilty of not using his height and reach advantage to the fullest and was clearly shaken by a vicious blow to his torso by Gaibnazarovs powerful left hand.The Haryana boxer was more aggressive in the final round but Gaibnazarovs footwork and tremendous balance while back-peddling negated the attempted attacks.With Manoj and Shiva Thapa (56kg), who lost in the opening round, ousted from contention, Indias boxing campaign now comprises only Vikas Krishan (75kg).Vikas is scheduled to fight his quarterfinal at 3.30am IST on Tuesday. ' ' '