Justin Rose pulls out of BMW PGA Championship due to back injury

By PA Sport

Former US Open champion Justin Rose has withdrawn from next week's BMW PGA Championship due to a back injury.

Rose, who lost a play-off to Anders Hansen at Wentworth in 2007 and was joint second in 2012, is coming off a top-20 finish at the Players Championship at Sawgrass and a final round of 66.
But he wrote on Twitter: "It is with deep disappointment that I must announce that I will not be able to play the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

"I battled the onset of back pain all week at the Players Championship and the symptoms worsened during my week at home.
"I have a great team of people around me who are working diligently to help me get as fit as possible as soon as possible and I must fully focus on rehab at this time.