Injured McIlroy pulls out of US PGA Memorial as US Open looms
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy has pulled out of his last warm-up event for the US Open, saying he would skip the US PGA’s Memorial with lingering rib trouble.
The injury, which McIlroy suffered in the off-season, flared up at the Players Championship two weeks ago and prompted him to miss this week’s European PGA Championship at Wentworth.
An MRI exam after the Players showed no new injury, and McIlroy’s agent Sean O’Flaherty told the BBC that for the world number two “all focus is on getting back to full health for the US Open”.
The US Open — the second Major of the year which McIlroy won in 2011 — begins on June 15 at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. McIlroy has missed the Memorial, hosted by 18-time Major champion Jack Nicklaus, only once in the last seven years.
CHAWRASIA TIED-37TH
WENTWORTH(UK):SSP Chawrasia flew on the wings of a great eagle to ensure weekend action at the BMW PGA Championship. Chawrasia, four-time winner on the European Tour, was tied37th, as he made a great recovery from a troubled start.
He had two bogeys in first three holes, but a morale boosting bogey followed by steady pars saw him turn in one-over at which point he was one-over for the tournament. A bogey on 10th put him in danger, but a brilliant eagle on par-5 12th saw him get to even and he was steady thereafter.
He hit a fine drive and then produced a brilliant second shot with 5-Iron and landed to four feet for an eagle, which he duly converted. Six pars followed and he ensured a chance to improve on his showing over the weekend. Chawrasia was T-27 last year at the same event.