Fred Couples Withdraws from the Shark Shootout

Fred Couples has withdrawn from the Shark Shootout for personal reasons, tournament organizers said.

Couples, who was to be paired with Brad Faxon, will be replaced by Ryder Cup team member Lee Janzen.

Defending champions Tom Kite and Jay Haas will be back.

Other teams include John Daly and Fuzzy Zoeller, Scott Hoch and David Duval, Craig Stadler and David Frost, Mark Calcavecchia and Andrew Magee, Peter Jacobsen and John Cook, Lanny Wadkins and Chip Beck, and Scott McCarron and Bruce Lietzke.

The Shark Shootout is Nov. 11-16 at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.

DIVING

Dumais qualifies: Troy Dumais qualified Friday night for the United States team in the World Diving Championships.

Dumais, 17, of Ventura, joined P.J. Bogart, 23, of Mesa, Ariz., in the three-meter springboard event.

The World Championship team trials, being held at the University of Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium, is the selection meet for the Jan. 8-18, World Championships in Perth, Australia.

The top two finalists in each event earn positions on the team.