Bad News For Grace Park Fans

theinsider · June 23, 2006

Withdraws From U.S. Women's Open

Grace Park withdraws from Women's U.S. Open

SCOTTSDALE, AZ. (June 21, 2006) - Grace Park has withdrawn from the 2006 U.S. Women's Open.

Park has suffered with a sore neck for some time now, an injury possibly related to the back pain that hampered Park for most of the 2005 season. Doctors strongly advised a minimum of three to four weeks of rest; that is, time off without touching a golf club.

"I knew something was not right but that's certainly not what I wanted to hear from my doctors at this point in the season," said Park, who has seven top-10 finishes in her last 13 majors, including a victory in the 2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship. "I'm obviously sorry I have to miss the U.S. Open but right now my top priority has to be getting fully healthy again."

Park hopes to return for the Evian Masters in France July 26-29.

sergizmo · June 24, 2006

She's been having problems with her neck/back for a LONG time.

Mabye she could give some alternative medicine (acupuncture etc...) a shot. Conventional treatments don't seem to be working all that well.

I hope Grace gets well soon, she is truly one of the stars of the LPGA.

pitchmaster1224 · June 24, 2006

at least she is smart enough to rest for awhile...TGC commentators were saying Creamer needs to rest for awhile to let her injured wrist heal, but she is playing anyway...they said she is young now, but maybe later she may regret it...they said she really needs to take some time off...i can think of a lot og guys who did take time off, but then came back too soon like Davis Love, etc.

pitbull808 · June 27, 2006

She's been having problems with her neck/back for a LONG time.

Mabye she could give some alternative medicine (acupuncture etc...) a shot. Conventional treatments don't seem to be working all that well.

I hope Grace gets well soon, she is truly one of the stars of the LPGA.

I agree..she's one of my favorites. She has been trying multiple types of alternative treatments to fix the back injury that she first got during phys ed class at the same high school that I went to. I believe she's been trying anything to avoid having to finally get surgery.