Henrik Stenson will miss the remainder of the European Tour season with a rib injury.
The 41-year-old Swede suffered a bruised rib in a promotion on the eve of the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai last month before bravely finishing joint runner-up behind Justin Rose.
However, he aggravated the injury during this week’s Turkish Airlines Open won again by Rose, and this was reflected in shooting a disappointing four-under par tally on the Regnun Carya course in Antalya.
The problem has ruled Stenson out of the season closing Nedbank Challenge in South Africa and the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
He said: “I have been feeling it when I swing, so it has been rough this week and while I was not 100% last week, I guess the travel and the way things progressed, it started getting worse rather than better.”