Former champion Jon Rahm has withdrawn from this week’s US Open at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina as a consequence of a foot harm.
World quantity eight Rahm, who was considered one of 13 LIV Golf gamers listed within the area this week, is coping with a lesion in between toes on his left foot that led to an an infection, which prompted swelling and ache.
“After consulting with quite a few docs and my workforce, I’ve determined it’s best for my long-term well being, to withdraw from this week’s US Open Championship,” Rahm wrote on social media.
The choice by Rahm took place six hours after he confirmed as much as his pre-tournament media availability carrying a flip-flop on his left foot together with a toe separator to maintain the realm dry and a shoe on his different foot.
When speaking to reporters, Rahm — gained the 2021 US Open — stated the foot difficulty remained a priority and he didn’t decide to enjoying this week.
Rahm is just not certain what prompted the difficulty, however the discomfort was sufficient that he determined to have a shot to numb the realm final weekend that was alleged to get him by the second spherical of the LIV Golf occasion in Houston.
However Rahm, who has been ranked as excessive as primary throughout his profession, was experiencing ache by the second gap and finally determined to withdraw after six holes.
Rahm completed within the prime 10 at three majors final 12 months, together with at Augusta Nationwide the place he gained the Masters, however has struggled on the blue-riband occasions since his shock transfer to LIV Golf final December.
The Spaniard shared forty fifth place at this 12 months’s Masters and missed the minimize ultimately month’s PGA Championship.
Rahm, who got here joint tenth in final 12 months’s US Open, was scheduled to play the primary two rounds this week alongside Hideki Matsuyama and Jordan Spieth.
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