England's Luke Donald was forced to pull out of the US Open 14 holes into his final round with a wrist injury.
Fifth player to pull out at Torrey Pines
England's Luke Donald was forced to pull out of the US Open 14 holes into his final round with a wrist injury.
The Ryder Cup star was at level par for his round and six over for the tournament after a birdie at the par-four 14th.
Donald aggravated an injury he had been dealing with all week according to his brother and caddie, Christian Donald.
"Luke had a problem with his left wrist all week, it had been feeling sore right from the start and when he teed off on the 15th tee he just felt something go, something pop," he said. "He immediately alerted tournament officials and told them that he didn't think he could go on.
"He is not sure exactly what the problem is, whether it be one of the muscles in his wrist or whatever but he has gone to see the medic here just to get it strapped up and will go to the doctor next week to see what the problem is."
Fifth withdrawal
Donald is the fifth player to withdraw from this year's event and the third to do so in the middle of a round.
Mark Calcavecchia withdrew on Thursday, during the first round and Ian Poulter, who was playing with Donald at the time, pulled out on Friday, also with a wrist injury.
Sean O'Hair and Brett Wetterich withdrew before play started.
After opening the tournament with consecutive 71s, Donald stumbled to a 77 on Saturday and entered the final round nine strokes off the lead.
The 30-year-old Englishman has never finished better than 12th in five US Open appearances, including a missed cut last year at Oakmont.
