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Danny Willett withdraws from U.S. Open due to back injury
July 2, 2017 by
Danny Willett’s time at the U.S. Open is done. (Getty) The USGA has announced that 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from the 2017 U.S. Open as a result of a back injury. Willett opened Friday with a +9, so it’s unlikely he would have been around on the weekend anyway, but it’s still […]
Padraig Harrington forced to withdraw from Memphis after bizarre pro-am injury
June 8, 2017 by
In 2017, pro golfers have suffered some bizarre injuries, and several of them happened on the golf course during pro-am events. Padraig Harrington became the latest pro to go down at a pro-am clinic, pulling out of the FedEx St. Jude Classic on Tuesday. On Monday at a clinic near Washington, D.C., Harrington was trying […]
Rory McIlroy pulls out of Memorial Tournament with rib injury
May 27, 2017 by
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL – MAY 14: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a shot on the first hole during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship at the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 14, 2017 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) Rory McIlroy will not play in next […]
Rory McIlroy WDs from BMW PGA Championship with rib injury
May 20, 2017 by
Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from next week’s BMW PGA Championship, the European Tour’s flagship event, with a rib injury. McIlroy said last week at The Players that he reinjured himself in preparation for the PGA Tour’s crown jewel after not playing in the month following the Masters. At one point during the competition, he quickly grabbed […]
Rory McIlroy targeting March return from rib injury
January 28, 2017 by
Rory McIlroy has the goods to be one of golf’s all-time greats. (Getty Images) Rory McIlroy isn’t playing in next week’s Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour, missing the second leg of what is typically an early season United Arab Emirates double for the Ulsterman. He’s sidelined with a rib injury that almost forced […]
Fowler defends McIlroy, says pros can't live in a bubble to avoid injury
January 19, 2017 by
Rickie Fowler is defending his title in Abu Dhabi. (Getty Images) Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Monday, citing a rib injury that could have him out for weeks. McIlroy attributed the injury, in part, to vigorous off-season practice to find new equipment to play in 2017. It’s also known McIlroy, […]
Rory McIlroy to undergo MRI for back injury suffered in SA Open
January 18, 2017 by
McIlroy injured his back earlier in the week. (Getty Images) Rory McIlroy finished the playoff runner-up on Sunday at the BMW SA Open, but he was frankly fortunate to finish the tournament at all. McIlroy suffered a back injury before his second round on Friday in Johannesburg, South Africa, and it led to an up-and-down […]
Rory McIlroy withdraws from Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with rib injury
January 17, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. A day after finishing runner-up at the BMW SA Open in South Africa, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy withdrew from this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the United Arab Emirates, citing a rib injury. “It’s bitterly disappointing to have to withdraw from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship,” McIlroy […]
Inbee Park done for 2016 as thumb injury heals
November 4, 2016 by
Inbee Park won a gold medal in Rio. (Getty Images) We won’t see Inbee Park in the final two events of the LPGA schedule, as the Olympic gold medalist continues to recover from a nagging left thumb injury. According to Golf Channel, Park won’t defend her title next week at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational and […]
