VIJAY SINGH PULLS OUT OF OPEN QUALIFYING AT SUNNINGDALE
FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
Three-time major winner and former world number one Vijay Singh has pulled out of the Open Championship qualifying event at Sunningdale on Monday.The Fijian, 48, who has dropped out of the world's top-50, will instead play the FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis and could still earn an Open exemption.
Swede Michael Jonzon now joins a field of 96 on Monday, vying for 10 places at the Open, which begins on July 14 at Royal St George's.
Colin Montgomerie and Thomas Bjorn have also entered qualifying in Berkshire.
Spaniard Sergio Garcia will attempt to qualify for Royal St George's in America.
The US qualifying event takes place in Texas next Monday, with 78 players competing for eight spots.
Also in that field are 2012 US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III and England's Brian Davis, but Chris DiMarco, runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 2006 Open at Hoylake, is currently only third reserve.
Singh, who was number one in 2004 and 2005, won the Masters in 2000 and twice captured the USPGA title, in 1998 and 2004.
He tied for second with Denmark's Bjorn when the Open was last played at Sandwich in 2003.
On that occasion Bjorn squandered a three-shot lead with four holes to play effectively handing the Claret Jug to the American rookie Ben Curtis, who won by one stroke.
Three-time major winner and former world number one Vijay Singh has pulled out of the Open Championship qualifying event at Sunningdale on Monday.The Fijian, 48, who has dropped out of the world's top-50, will instead play the FedEx St Jude Classic in Memphis and could still earn an Open exemption.
Swede Michael Jonzon now joins a field of 96 on Monday, vying for 10 places at the Open, which begins on July 14 at Royal St George's.
Colin Montgomerie and Thomas Bjorn have also entered qualifying in Berkshire.
Spaniard Sergio Garcia will attempt to qualify for Royal St George's in America.
The US qualifying event takes place in Texas next Monday, with 78 players competing for eight spots.
Also in that field are 2012 US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III and England's Brian Davis, but Chris DiMarco, runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 2006 Open at Hoylake, is currently only third reserve.
Singh, who was number one in 2004 and 2005, won the Masters in 2000 and twice captured the USPGA title, in 1998 and 2004.
He tied for second with Denmark's Bjorn when the Open was last played at Sandwich in 2003.
On that occasion Bjorn squandered a three-shot lead with four holes to play effectively handing the Claret Jug to the American rookie Ben Curtis, who won by one stroke.
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