Rib injury forces Rory McIlroy to rest up

Rory McIlroy has been forced to withdraw from this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a rib injury.

Rib injury forces Rory McIlroy to rest up
Tue, 17 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Peter Phillips

He played through the pain in losing a play-off to Graeme Storm at the BMW SA Open on Sunday, having said on Friday morning he had considered pulling out of the event due to the problem.

He underwent a scan yesterday and has been diagnosed with a stress fracture to a rib.

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