Viktor Hovland withdraws from Ryder Cup due to neck injury

Farmingdale, NY – Norway Victor Hoveland Bethapage withdrew his Sunday singles match in the 45th Rider Cup in Black with a neck injury, which means that the teams will divide the point from one of the 12 singles matches.

Hoveland, who carry back From his four -ball match on Saturday, he was an MRI at New York Hospital on Saturday night. He was unable to move his neck on Sunday.

The Rider Cup said Hoveland tried to warm up in Bathpage Black on Sunday, but there was a limited movement.

Hoveland said in a statement, “There is nothing else that I would not like to do more than trying to help the team Representing Europe and winning the Rider Cup.” “Not being able to do so is very heartbreaking. I am supporting my team as hard as I can.”

The Captain’s agreement requires the captain of each team to present a player’s name in a sealed envelope for the replacement rule that will not play in terms of injury to a golfer on the opposing team.

Captain of US team Kegan bradley Presented Harris EnglishWhich will now sit out of Sunday singles. He was scheduled to play Hoveland in an anchor match at 2:03 pm.

Europe now has a 12-5 lead in Sunday’s singles.

Hoveland, who said that he has been dealing with neck pain for the last few months, began to experience pain during the Fourse (alternative-shot) match on Saturday morning. He received medication and physical therapy on the course, but the pain did not relieve.

Rider Cup Chief Medical Officer of Europe, Dr. Andrew Murray said in a statement, “An MRI was arranged between the PGA of Team Europe and America, which was between the PGA of the medical team on the site, which confirmed a previous injury-a disc site in his neck by a medical imaging expert,” Dr. Andrew Murray, the Chief Medical Officer of Rider Cup Europe said in a statement. “This morning, Victor received the ongoing treatment, but unfortunately he is not able to rotate or flex his neck, making the single impossible.”

Hoveland was determined to play with number 12-ranked golfer in the world Matte fitzpatric In four balls match Sam Burns And Patrick Cantley On Saturday. Shortly a time ahead of its tea time, Hoveland was replaced Tierel hatanFitzpatric and Haton won 1 up in the match.

Europe needs to win only 11 out of 11 available points to secure the Rider Cup after winning 16.5–11.5 in Rome two years ago.