A Freak Airport Injury Forces Louis Oosthuizen To WD From Event
Louis Oosthuizen was traveling back from a T7 finish at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and looking forward to a high finish at the upcoming Joberg Open to end the year with a top-20 World Ranking.
However, a freak accident while dealing with airport baggage carts derailed his plan. GolfDigest.com’s Alex Myers provides the details.
“The body feels great but I had a different incident this week with jamming my fingers in trolleys at the airport,” Oosthuizen said at his Wednesday press conference.
“I’m probably going to go do an X-ray today,” Oosthuizen added. “I hope I didn’t crack the middle finger there somehow but it’s swollen quite a bit and it’s right on that pressure point where you hold your grip.
“This morning is even worse than it was yesterday, so I tried to grip a golf club but there’s no way I can go to my grip position.”
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“I’ll have someone check it out back home and hopefully it’s nothing much.”
It makes you wonder why any pro athlete gambles with his livelihood doing mundane activities or chores.
