Luke Donald claims he has no concerns about his recent wrist complaint heading into this week's WGC-CA Championship.
Englishman confident that injury problems are behind him
Luke Donald claims he is in confident mood ahead of this week's WGC-CA Championship at Doral and has no concerns about his recent wrist complaint.
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The Englishman was forced to withdraw from the first World Golf Championship event of the season in Arizona ten days ago when he felt weakness in his left wrist during his quarter-final clash with Ernie Els at the Accenture Match Play.
Donald immediately conceded the match with one hole to play amid fears he had caused further damage to an injury which required surgery last August and subsequently kept him on the sidelines for over six months.
However, having flown to New York to consult with his surgeon Dr Andrew Weiland, Donald received the positive news that the discomfort and weakness was due to scar tissue irritation rather than the repaired tendon.
Having sat out last week's Honda Classic as a precaution, the 31-year-old is now ready to return at Doral and insists he has no fears over the wrist.
"I wouldn't play this week if I didn't think I was ready," he explained. "In fact, the doctor and my physio think it's better to kind of work it through.
"I guess scar tissue, once it irritates, sits at a funny angle and the more you work it and get it back in it sits in a stronger position.
"So I feel good about competing this week and I wouldn't play here if I didn't think I had a chance to come here and compete and win."
Feared the worst
Donald did admit he feared the worst when the pain struck in Arizona.
The tendon injury he sustained at last year's US Open saw him forced to sit out the The Open, USPGA Championship and Ryder Cup but, having been given the all-clear, he is already excited by the prospect of competing at next month's Masters.
"I was thinking 'What kind of office job can I do now?' but everything worked out fine, just some scar tissue irritation," he continued.
"That was another thing, (I thought) 'Am I going to miss more majors? "So I'm looking forward to getting back to Augusta. It's been a while since my last major."
