VERSAILLES, France (AP) — England’s Lee Westwood has been taken to hospital for tests after a doctor feared a swollen calf muscle could be caused by a blood clot.
Westwood had been expected to play in Wednesday’s pro-am before the start Thursday of the Alstom Open De France in Versailles.
But the 37-year-old player withdrew, saying he was going to “have it checked out.”
If serious, it could affect Westwood’s availability for the British Open at St. Andrews, which starts July 15.
The pro-am had three other withdrawals on Wednesday. Ian Poulter with an insect bite; Colin Montgomerie with a calf injury; and Matteo Manassero with an injured wrist. Manassero was hit by a golf ball while practicing.
