Poulter withdraws from US Open

Ian Poulter was forced to withdraw from the US Open during the second round after playing 15 holes with an apparent wrist injury.

Poulter had posted consecutive double-bogeys on the 14th and 15th holes and was seven over for the round and 14 over for the tournament.

Playing partner Luke Donald, who shot 71 on Friday, said he had no idea why Poulter cut his round short.

“He just said he was off so he left us,” Donald said. “He just said goodbye and good luck.”

A USGA official said that he was aware that Poulter was having issues with a wrist injury and Poulter confided as much to Paul Casey, who was also in the group with Poulter and Donald.

Poulter is the fourth player to withdraw from this year’s event and the second to do so in the middle of a round. Mark Calcavecchia withdrew on yesterday, during the first round while Sean O’Hair and Brett Wetterich withdrew before play started.

Poulter, who opened with a 78 on Thursday, finished tied for 36th at last year’s US Open at Oakmont and now has just one top-20 finish in five starts in the season’s second major.