Darren Clarke to sit out a month to rest lingering groin injury, will miss US Open #pga #golf

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pga.com 29 May '12, 1am

Darren Clarke to sit out a month to rest lingering groin injury, will miss US Open #pga #golf

LONDON – Reigning British Open champion Darren Clarke has pulled out of next month's U.S. Open. The 43-year-old from Northern Ireland, yet to make a halfway cut this year, has been advised to rest a groin problem that first bothered him the week before last month's Masters and then resurfaced at last week's BMW PGA Championship. Clarke has also withdrawn from next week's Nordea Masters in Sweden, so his next appearance is now expected to be the Irish Open at Royal Portrush starting on June 28. "I am extremely disappointed as Open champion that I will not be able to play the U.S. Open," said the Northern Irishman, who earned a five-year exemption with his victory at Sandwich. "But I have to make sure I am 100 percent ready for Royal Lytham (his Open defense is on July 19-22) and I have been advised not to play for a month. "I've not been able to get through the ball properl...

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