Sahith Theegala WDs from Canadian Open to relaxation damage

Jun 05, 2025 05:42 AM IST

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Sahith Theegala, who has missed tournaments this yr due to a neck damage, confirmed Wednesday on social media that he has withdrawn from this week’s RBC Canadian Open and might want to relaxation “for a little while.”

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“Doctors have advised me to put the clubs away for a little while, as I get treatment and some rest for an injury I’ve been battling the last few weeks, so this one stings,” Theegala wrote on his Instagram account with out specifying the damage.

An ambassador representing title sponsor RBC, Theegala wrote that he’s very dissatisfied and with “a heavy heart” has withdrawn from one in every of his favourite occasions of the yr. The RBC Canadian Open tees off Thursday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ontario.

“The place looks beautiful and I’ve heard so many great things about the golf course and the facility overall,” he wrote.

Theegala, 27, is ranked No. 39 on this planet. He has performed in 15 occasions this yr, lacking two cuts plus one withdrawal and two top-25 finishes. Theegala missed the minimize on the Memorial final weekend.

He withdrew on the eve of the PGA Championship in early May resulting from a neck damage after having to tug out of the Truist Championship after three rounds because of the similar ailment. Now he is apparently going to overlook subsequent week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont.

His lone victory up to now on the PGA Tour got here on the Fortinet Championship in September 2023.

He is changed within the area by Cameron Champ, No. 420 within the Official World Golf Ranking. Champ, 29, has three profession wins on the PGA Tour and has competed in 5 occasions this yr, making two cuts.

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