Monday, February 28, 2011

Injury report: Greg Norman, Ernie Els on the disabled list

Some golf legends are getting old and, as old things do, starting to break down a bit. Greg Norman has had surgery on his left shoulder -- you'll note that's not a current photo -- and hopes to start playing golf on a limited basis by July.

Norman's shoulders are, quite frankly, a mess. He had the arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder at the University of Pittsburgh medical center to repair a torn labrum, and had surgery on his right shoulder in 2009.

Sadly, the timetable for his return likely keeps the two-time British Open champion out of this year's major. He'll somehow have to comfort himself with his hundreds of millions and his vineyards.

Another international legend, Ernie Els, has had to withdraw from this week's Northern Trust Open because of a sore neck. He's not sure exactly how it happened, but he's just going to be out until next week's WGC-Accenture Match Play championship.

Also withdrawing: Nick Watney, Jesper Parnevik and Fred Funk. No reason given for their withdrawal, so we're going to go with: caught his hand in the garbage disposal, ate still-living sushi and bamboo splinters under the fingernails. Ouch!

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