Jamie Donaldson faces weeks out after cutting hand in chainsaw accident
JAMIE DONALDSON, who won the point that secured the 2014 Ryder Cup for Europe, faces a couple of weeks off after cutting his hand in an accident involving a chainsaw.
Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson faces weeks out after suffering a cut to his hand in chainsaw accident
"So folks, in my time off decided to have a fight with a chainsaw and lost," Donaldson wrote on Twitter yesterday alongside a photograph of his wound, which needed stitches.
The 40-year-old Welshman plans to return to the Tour on February 4 for the Dubai Desert Classic, when he will continue his bid to book a place in Europe's 12-man team for this year's Ryder Cup against the United States at Hazeltine, Minnesota.
So folks in my time off decided to have a fight with a chainsaw and lost! Oops!! C u in Dubai?????? pic.twitter.com/uyVFfnsULL
— Jamie Donaldson (@DonaldsonJamie) January 18, 2016
Donaldson, a three-times European Tour winner, is currently 29th in the Cup standings.
Australian Greg Norman, the former world No1 and twice Open champion, nearly lost a hand in 2014 after an accident sustained while cutting trees with a chainsaw.