Paul Casey and Brandt Snedeker withdraw from the US Open
Paul Casey and Brandt Snedeker have been removed from the published field of the second major event of the year, US Open, scheduled to start from Thursday, June 14, 2012.
Snedeker, the winner of this year’s Farmers Insurance Open, announced his withdrawal because of a rib injury.
Jordan Spieth, the first alternate for the US Open this year, earned a spot after Snedeker’s confirmation of not playing the event. He is now grouped with Bill Haas and Nick Watney for the opening two rounds.
Snedeker looked really disappointed because of his absence from the event, as he really wanted to be a part of it. He also missed the FedEx St. Jude Classic in order to give his rib complete rest for recovery.
On the other hand, Casey has been facing a lingering shoulder injury that he suffered during a snowboarding accident early in the month of January, this year.
Thereafter, he only managed to participate in seven events around the world and succeeded in making the cut twice, which speaks of the negative effects of the injury on his performance.
After his slumping performances, his world ranking dropped down to the 58th place from the 20th since his injury.
"You're always disappointed to miss time due to injury but it's especially true when you have to withdraw from the U.S. Open," Casey said in a statement.
"I've been trying to play my way back from my shoulder injury, and I feel like I probably came back too soon originally and it's affecting my ability right now to be ready for the test of a major".
"I do feel like I'm very nearly ready but not quite ready for this week," he added.
With his withdrawal, Andy Zhang from China received a chance of making history by becoming the youngest player (14 years) ever to participate in the US Open.
Previously, the record was held by American Tadd Fujikawa, who appeared in the 2006 edition of the event at the age of 15 years and five months.
All these details are officially applicable since the World War II, as the USGA does not have the previous records with it.
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