It has been announced that professional golfer Sergio Garcia has withdrawn from the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth this week shortly after completing his opening round in the European Tour's flagship event.
The Spaniard, who posted a one-over-par 73, has been complained of a knee injury for a while now and an MRI scan conducted by PGA Tour Doctors on Monday showed a small edema on his kneecap.
Garcia had complained of knee pain at the Spanish Open the previous weekend but had hoped that resting for two days prior to Wentworth would help, sadly on the last four holes he felt a pinching sensation forcing him to withdraw from the competition, saying that he ‘did not feel good at all.’
The 34-year-old, who has won over 20 international tournaments, including The Players Championship in 2008, is hoping that he can recover from his knee injury in time for the next month’s US Open at Pinehurst.
Garcia is not the only sports professional to have suffered from knee injury this week as it has emerged that cricketer Graeme Smith, Surrey Captain, has fractured his knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Smith is due to return home for an operation and will be replaced by fellow South African Hashim Amla.
The ISEH’s Dr Roger Hawkes is currently the Chief Medical Officer for the PGA European Tour and is at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.