{"id":1251899,"date":"2024-06-11T21:13:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1251899"},"modified":"2024-06-12T15:38:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T15:38:11","slug":"us-open-2024-jon-rahm-withdraws-due-to-painful-foot-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/us-open-2024-jon-rahm-withdraws-due-to-painful-foot-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open 2024: Jon Rahm withdraws due to painful foot infection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jon Rahm was forced out of the LIV Golf League event in Houston during Saturday\u2019s second round because of an infection in his left foot and arrived for his pre-tournament press conference at Pinehurst<\/strong><\/span><\/a> wearing one shoe and one flip-flop.<\/p>\n

The two-time major winner admitted his participation was in doubt<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and, around six hours later, announced he would be unable to compete in the year\u2019s third major.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter consulting with numerous doctors and my team, I have decided it is best for my long-term health, to withdraw from this week\u2019s US Open Championship,\u201d Rahm wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo say I\u2019m disappointed is a massive understatement! I wish all my peers the best of luck and want to thank all of the USGA staff, volunteers and community of Pinehurst for hosting and putting on what I\u2019m sure will be an amazing championship!<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully I\u2019ll be back in action sooner than later!\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, Rahm said he was still in pain from an injury that he was not sure how he had sustained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to figure it out because I think that the closest term would be a lesion on the skin,\u201d Rahm said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I were to show you, it\u2019s a little hole in between my pinky toe and the next toe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how or what happened, but it got infected. The pain was high. On the Saturday round, Saturday morning, I did get a (painkilling) shot to numb the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was supposed to last the whole round and by my second hole I was in pain already.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe infection was the worrisome part. The infection is now controlled, but there\u2019s still swelling and there\u2019s still pain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a reason I walked out here in a shoe and a flip-flop, trying to keep the area dry and trying to get that to heal as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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Jon Rahm will miss the third major of the year (Sue Ogrocki\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cBut I can only do what I can do. The human body can only work so fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rahm\u2019s withdrawal completes a miserable season in the majors following his switch to LIV Golf, the defending champion finishing just 45th in the Masters and missing the cut in the US PGA last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like I\u2019ve been playing bad, even though a lot of you make it sound like I\u2019m playing bad. I\u2019ve had two bad weeks,\u201d the Spaniard had insisted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been top 10 and had a chance to win in most of the tournaments I\u2019ve played, and then unfortunately Augusta and PGA wasn\u2019t my best showings. But, yeah, I\u2019m happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it\u2019s been a wonderful career so far. And, yeah, it hasn\u2019t been the best first half of the year, but there\u2019s been many times where I haven\u2019t had a great start, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t have a great finish.\u201d<\/p>\n