Injured Mike Lorenzo-Vera announced on Twitter that he had to take some more time to repair his sore back.
Mike Lorenzo-Vera, tweet
Initially only forfeited for Made in HimmerLand for a back problem, Mike Lorenzo-Vera will be absent longer than expected.
In a tweet, the Basque explained that he will not be back until the ISPS HANDA World Invitational which will be played from August 17 to 20 in Northern Ireland.In his misfortune, the 38-year-old golfer is doing well. Indeed, he could only hope to play in this period the Barbasol Championship from July 13 to 16, an event co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour.
It did not enter the field of the Genesis Scottish Open (at the same time as the Barbasol), The Open and the Barracuda Championship (July 20 to 23).Following these tournaments, DP World Tour players will have three full weeks off.Mike Lorenzo-Vera had had an excellent spring with a fourth place in South Korea, a seventh place in Belgium then a top 15 at the KLM Open.
When he returns to play, he will have nine tournaments left, including the BMW PGA Championship where his category could be too tight to enter, in order to definitively secure his card for next season and, why not, qualify for the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
(November 9 to 12), reserved for the first 60 of the Race to Dubai. He is currently 98th overall.The R&A Rules Limited establishes, interprets and adjudicates the Rules of Golf and the rules applicable to amateur player status.
These rules are reviewed and adapted periodically. Prior to 2004, this responsibility fell to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.In France, the French Golf Federation translates these rules. The version in force is the 33rd edition, applicable since January 1, 2016.
This version notably prohibited the anchoring of the club which could constitute an aid to the execution of a stroke-The 34th version of the Rules of Golf will be applicable from January 1, 20192. They have been simplified and now contain only 24 rules.
These new rules are intended to be more modern, fairer and easier to read with increased use of explanatory diagrams. Among the notable changes, we can cite, for example, the search time for a ball which will be reduced from 5 to 3 minutes to improve the rhythm of the games.
In addition, the double touch of the ball or touching the sand of the bunker with the club are no longer penalizing in certain conditions.