That does not bode well for his chances to play in the 97th PGA Championship, August 13-16 at Whistling Straits. The injury ruled him out of defending his British Open title two weeks ago.
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World number one Rory McIlroy has confirmed that he will miss next week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
“Unfortunately, I will not be defending my World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational title”, McIlroy said.
McIlroy missed this year’s British Open – another event in which he was the reigning title holder – at St. Andrews by rupturing a ligament in his ankle playing soccer with friends. He has 12 top-10 finishes and eight in the top three. If there is any hope here, it is that McIlroy has not withdrawn from the PGA itself just yet.
In this image released Monday July 6, 2015 by world No. 1 golfer Rory Mcilroy shows him as he poses on crutches and with his left leg in a medical support.
McIlroy’s last event was the U.S. Open on June 21 at Chambers Bay, where he finished tied for ninth.
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Earlier this year, he won the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic, then followed up with wins at the WGC-Match Play and the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour.
