Castano benefits from Norman withdrawal

Two-time winner Greg Norman has withdrawn from the Open championship and been replaced by last season’s European Tour rookie of the year Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.

Castano benefits from Norman withdrawal
Tue, 04 Jul, 2006 - 14:35
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Two-time winner Greg Norman has withdrawn from the Open championship and been replaced by last season’s European Tour rookie of the year Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.

The 51-year-old Australian had further surgery on his right knee in February and had hoped to play this week’s US Seniors Open, the Open and then the Senior British Open.

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