Frenchman Thomas Levet has been forced to withdraw from The 140thOpen Championship due to the injury he sustained whilst celebrating his victory at last week’s Alstom Open de France.
Following his dramatic win on home soil at Le Golf National, in the French capital Paris, Levet leapt into the lake by the 18thgreen and suffered a hairline fracture to his shin.
Unfortunately the injury failed to respond to intensive treatment, forcing Levet’s withdrawal.
He said: “I’m extremely disappointed to miss out on The Open Championship, but my specialist has advised me to have an operation on the fracture tomorrow morning. I will have screws and a plate inserted which will ensure that my shin recovers completely. I will be off for six weeks which is very bad timing, with so many important tournaments coming up. However, the wonderful memory of winning my national Open will definitely keep me going through my recovery!”
His place in the field at Royal St George’s goes instead to American Robert Garrigus.
The next three players on the reserve list are as follows:
1. Anthony Kim (USA)
2. Simon Dyson (England)
3. Thomas Björn (Denmark)
