Rose out of Carolina tournament

[Ruari]

I saw that Justin Rose has withdrawn from the Verizon Heritage. Looks like it's a recurrence of his back problem.

What's he doing to strain it so much? He doesn't seem to swing as hard as some of them.

(Fuller details: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7353735.stm)

Dougherty seems to be doing OK though - and Brian Davis, too.

[Ruari]

Correct that about Davis - he shot a 74 in the second round!
Better than Ernie Els, though - he's missed the cut. Maybe he's got something going on at the weekend.

[iacas]

Correct that about Davis - he shot a 74 in the second round!

Davis Love? Says on pgatour.com's leaderboard he shot even par 71.

Better than Ernie Els, though - he's missed the cut. Maybe he's got something going on at the weekend.

No doubt part of his "three-year plan."

J/K - I'll cut Ernie some slack. He's working with a new teacher.

[Ruari]

Davis Love? Says on pgatour.com's leaderboard he shot even par 71.

No - Brian Davis, English player.

[AmenCorner]

Back problems at his age? Man that is scary.

Incidentally, I saw in the paper that this course is 7,679 yards and par 71....Are you friggin kidding me?

[NCGolfer]

Incidentally, I saw in the paper that this course is 7,679 yards and par 71....Are you friggin kidding me?

I think you misread. According to the tournament's website on PGA Tour.com it is

under 7000 .

[Big_M]

I think you misread. According to the tournament's website on PGA Tour.com it is

yep... it take driver out of many players hands on numerous holes.

As to JR... I can't really say why, but I just never really liked him... don't dislike him, just find him boring (whatever that means). It is kind of scary if he's already having back problems at his young age.

[Ruari]

He's 28, though it seems he's been around forever.

Not sure exactly what his back problem is - does anyone know, precisely? but I don't think he's he only one and not the only one of his generation. Chucky three-sticks seems to ring a bell, for some reason.

Is it their musculature, or what? Tiger swings the club hard but he doesn't have the back probs - so far, anyway!!

Any ideas?

[Ben]

I had really, REALLY high hopes for Rose having a huge year for himself this year. I think those final holes in his second round at Augusta really messed up his mojo. He didn't recover in rounds three nor four, at all. I went on record here thinking he'd finish within the top 5 in the world this year. I think, hope, he'll pull himself out of this...

[hawkeye]

Get well soon Justin!

http://www.justinrose.com/

[Ruari]

Get well soon Justin!

Absolutely. He is a big talent - one of the best we have.