Donald to miss PGA Championship

Luke Donald will miss the final major of the 2008 season, and he remains a huge doubt for September’s Ryder Cup at Valhalla. Donald has not played competitive golf since the US Open, where he injured his wrist during the final round.

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Luke Donald s wrist injury has not recovered sufficiently for him to take part in next week s PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. Initially, Donald expected to return to competitive action within a month, but he has now been sidelined for more than 6 weeks with the injury. His absence from the final major of the year means that he is unlikely to be chosen as one of Nick Faldo s wildcard picks for the European team for September s Ryder Cup at Valhalla, and with qualification for the event closing on August 31st, he seems unlikely to make the tournament in his own right.

Faldo appeared downbeat about Donald s chances last week: "He would need a very quick recovery to get to the US PGA, but you can't come back from a wrist injury too early because it will flare up again.To pick a man who is injured would be a major story."

In Donald s favour is that he has a superb Ryder Cup record, losing only once in seven matches, and he has won all four matches in which he has partnered Sergio Garcia.

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