John Daly withdraws from Avantha Masters after an elbow injury - Golf News
The two-time major winner, John Daly, announced his withdrawal from the Avantha Masters after he hurt his elbow during the first round at the DLF Golf & Country Club on Thursday, February 16, 2012.
John Daly told that he might have torn ligaments in his right elbow while playing his opening round. Therefore, he had trouble playing on the field and scored a seven-over par 79.
“Messed it (elbow) up pretty bad---getting home to see a specialist asap,” he posted late on Twitter.
Another tweet followed with a photo posted on Twitter with his right arm in a cast, saying “No bones are broken, possible torn ligaments... Back 9 painful --hit a root coming down on #9 & snapped my elbow!”
Initially, the Wasserman Media Group, Daly’s management company, said that it was unaware of his withdrawal from the tournament.
However, Daly confirmed the news later as he wanted to fly back home for the X-rays and a proper treatment of his injury.
John Daly also said that he was really disappointed with what happened on the course. He recently finished fourth in the Qatar Masters and was looking forward to improving his score in the Avantha Masters.
However, his injury did not let him achieve his goal and he had to leave the event in between.
While Daly was faltering on the course because of the injury, Alejandro Canizares of Spain and Scotland’s Peter Whiteford surged to the top of the leaderboard with a six-under par 66 score.
Canizares, who is looking to grab his second European Tour title, said that he was satisfied with his overall performance on the first day.
However, there is a lot to come in the coming three days where he will have to show some consistency to remain on top of the leaderboard.
"I played very steady and putted quite nicely," Canizares said. "The only mistake I made was missing a short putt on the seventh, so I made a bogey".
Federico Colombo of Italy shot a five-under par 67 and was just a stroke behind to take the third spot on the leaderboard. Himmat Rai of India was a stroke behind to finish in a six-way tie for fourth.
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