Paul Casey missess Alfred Dunhill Links Championship:
The good news: Richie Ramsay gets his place
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Paul Casey's hopes of winning the inaugural Race to Dubai have suffered a big blow.
The World No 4, who because of a rib muscle injury has not played since the first week of August, is out of next week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns, Carnoustie and the Old Course, St Andrews.
And Casey, second to injured German Martin Kaymer on The Race to Dubai, will not be back in action now until the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain at the end of next month.
"While I feel I am extremely close to being fully fit I have decided to heed advice and withdraw from the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship," he said.
"I am really disappointed as it is a fantastic event and one I am very sorry to miss, but I know that coming back too soon could undo all the rehabilitation work I have done.
"It has been a very frustrating time, but I feel my patience is being rewarded having now completed several light practice sessions with no ill-effects.
"I am looking forward to building on this over the next few weeks to get my game in shape for my return.
"My first event back will now be the Volvo World Match Play Championship where I hope I can get my Race to Dubai campaign back on track."
Casey suffered a tear of the internal oblique muscle at the tenth and 11th rib and an intercostal strain in the same area while practising for The Open Championship in July.
He tried to return at the World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational, but pulled out after a few holes and then withdrew from the US PGA Championship and the start of the FedEx Cup play-off series in the States.
Casey's bad luck is good fortune for European Tour rookie Richie Ramsay from Aberdeen. He was first reserve. Now he's in the field, filling Casey's place.
Steven O'Hara is now first reserve and Calum Macaulay is second stand-by.
Martin Kaymer is currently out of action after needing surgery when he broke toes in a go-karting accident a month ago.
He is targeting a return at the CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar in Spain on October 22-25 - the week before the Match Play.
Their lay-offs have opened the door to Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher to take over at the top of the standings next week.
The good news: Richie Ramsay gets his place
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Paul Casey's hopes of winning the inaugural Race to Dubai have suffered a big blow.
The World No 4, who because of a rib muscle injury has not played since the first week of August, is out of next week's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns, Carnoustie and the Old Course, St Andrews.
And Casey, second to injured German Martin Kaymer on The Race to Dubai, will not be back in action now until the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain at the end of next month.
"While I feel I am extremely close to being fully fit I have decided to heed advice and withdraw from the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship," he said.
"I am really disappointed as it is a fantastic event and one I am very sorry to miss, but I know that coming back too soon could undo all the rehabilitation work I have done.
"It has been a very frustrating time, but I feel my patience is being rewarded having now completed several light practice sessions with no ill-effects.
"I am looking forward to building on this over the next few weeks to get my game in shape for my return.
"My first event back will now be the Volvo World Match Play Championship where I hope I can get my Race to Dubai campaign back on track."
Casey suffered a tear of the internal oblique muscle at the tenth and 11th rib and an intercostal strain in the same area while practising for The Open Championship in July.
He tried to return at the World Golf Championships - Bridgestone Invitational, but pulled out after a few holes and then withdrew from the US PGA Championship and the start of the FedEx Cup play-off series in the States.
Casey's bad luck is good fortune for European Tour rookie Richie Ramsay from Aberdeen. He was first reserve. Now he's in the field, filling Casey's place.
Steven O'Hara is now first reserve and Calum Macaulay is second stand-by.
Martin Kaymer is currently out of action after needing surgery when he broke toes in a go-karting accident a month ago.
He is targeting a return at the CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar in Spain on October 22-25 - the week before the Match Play.
Their lay-offs have opened the door to Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher to take over at the top of the standings next week.
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