Post by JoshSmithPwns on Feb 10, 2010 10:39:43 GMT -5
Jesper Parnevik said Wednesday he will likely have to quit golf because of a broken vertebrae in his lower back.
Parnevik, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, told Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet that doctors said he needs to have joint fusion surgery, “which means I can’t play anymore.”
The paper reported Wednesday that Parnevik had emergency back surgery on Monday that would keep him from playing for at least a month. The 44-year-old Swedish golfer said a more advanced operation that could risk his career “seems inevitable.”
Parnevik finished second in the 1994 British Open and is considered one of Sweden’s greatest golfers. He had surgery on his right hip last year and did not play a tournament until Q-school in December, when he withdrew before the six rounds were over because he wasn’t ready
Parnevik, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, told Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet that doctors said he needs to have joint fusion surgery, “which means I can’t play anymore.”
The paper reported Wednesday that Parnevik had emergency back surgery on Monday that would keep him from playing for at least a month. The 44-year-old Swedish golfer said a more advanced operation that could risk his career “seems inevitable.”
Parnevik finished second in the 1994 British Open and is considered one of Sweden’s greatest golfers. He had surgery on his right hip last year and did not play a tournament until Q-school in December, when he withdrew before the six rounds were over because he wasn’t ready
