David Law's knuckle injury rules him
out of Jones Cup but SGU still
taking him on squad trip to Florida
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Double Scottish champion David Law has been ruled out of the Jones Cup international tournament in Georgia next month.
The most serious of the injuries he received in a late night, unprovoked assault in an Aberdeen city centre street last November was a fractured knuckle on his left hand. It is this injury which needs more time to heal.
Law, the first player to win both the Scottish boys' match-play championship and the Scottish men's amateur match-play championship in the same year, explained:
"After taking advice from my physio Karen Young and hand specialist Dr Bransby Zachery, the decision was made this morning that I would not play in the Jones Cup (February 4-5-6) and I should target the Portguese amatuer championship (February 18 to 21) as my first tournament of the season.
"However, I will still travel to Florida to begin some light practice, abd do some work with national coach Ian Rae and physcholigist Dr Richard Cox."
"I am obviously bitterly dissapointed to miss a tournament like the Jones Cup but delighted at the same time that I can travel with the Scotland team to America. It will let me focus on my short game and I appreciate the SGU's support in letting me do so."
Double Scottish champion David Law has been ruled out of the Jones Cup international tournament in Georgia next month.
The most serious of the injuries he received in a late night, unprovoked assault in an Aberdeen city centre street last November was a fractured knuckle on his left hand. It is this injury which needs more time to heal.
Law, the first player to win both the Scottish boys' match-play championship and the Scottish men's amateur match-play championship in the same year, explained:
"After taking advice from my physio Karen Young and hand specialist Dr Bransby Zachery, the decision was made this morning that I would not play in the Jones Cup (February 4-5-6) and I should target the Portguese amatuer championship (February 18 to 21) as my first tournament of the season.
"However, I will still travel to Florida to begin some light practice, abd do some work with national coach Ian Rae and physcholigist Dr Richard Cox."
"I am obviously bitterly dissapointed to miss a tournament like the Jones Cup but delighted at the same time that I can travel with the Scotland team to America. It will let me focus on my short game and I appreciate the SGU's support in letting me do so."
Law, whose home club is based at one of Aberdeen's municipal courses, Hazlehead, will be 19 years old in May. His target is to make the GB&I Walker Cup team for the September 2011 match against the United States over Royal Aberdeen Golf Club's Balgownie links - and then turn professional.
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