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Article: Woods is out of Ryder cup ; Tiger Woods is out of not just next month's Open, but also the Ryder Cup in September and golf for the rest of the year.
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- June 19, 2008
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Tiger Woods is out of not just next month's Open, but also the
Ryder Cup in September and golf for the rest of the year.
Nobody can now question that the world No 1's US Open victory on
Monday was one of the most amazing achievements in sport.
It was announced last night that Woods has a double stress
fracture of his left tibia and needs anterior cruciate ligament
surgery.
Staggeringly, Woods knew about the fracture before winning the
14th major of his career in a play-off against Rocco Mediate.
In a statement, the 32-year-old said: "I knew much was made about
my knee throughout the last week and it was important to me that I
disclose my condition publicly at an appropriate time.
"I ...