Injury, Illness Threaten to Bench Ryder Cup Players
With the Ryder Cup competition set to begin next week, two Ryder Cup Team members–one on each team–are still questionable as to whether they will be healthy enough to participate. Europe’s Lee Westwood (pictured above) is still struggling with a bout of tonsillitis he contracted about ten days ago. He was forced to miss the European Masters last week due to the illness. Should he be unable to play, it’s likely that captain Nick Faldo would choose German Martin Kaymer as his replacement.
Also struggling is American Kenny Perry, who was forced to drop out of the PGA Tour for a few weeks in early August due to a scratched and infected cornea. He is said to be improving, but still has slightly fuzzy vision in one eye.
At this writing, both men are still planning to compete in the Ryder Cup, but the situation bears watching..
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