John Daly. Photo: Steve Helber / AP
John Daly has backed out of the British Open due to him needing elbow surgery that will end his PGA Tour season.
Daly says the surgery on his right elbow is scheduled for Thursday and that doctors have told him he could start rehabilitation in early September and could return to golf in the late fall.
Daly says he has been playing with a torn tendon since May and he hit a root chipping out of the rough on the 12th hole at The Greenbrier Classic on Thursday.
The surgery means Daly will miss the only two majors for which he is eligible — the British Open and the PGA Championship because he is a past champion. – USA Today
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