Open agony for Howell

David Howell today withdrew from the Open championship after failing to recover from an abdominal injury.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2005 - 18:11

David Howell today withdrew from the Open championship after failing to recover from an abdominal injury.

Howell, 11th on his US Masters debut in April, suffered the injury while hitting balls on the driving range ahead of his second round at the US Open last month.

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