Ryder Cup captain Davis Love suffers broken collarbone after horrifying snowboarding accident in the US
JUST three months after captaining the United Stated to end an eight year wait for the Ryder Cup, Davis Love III is recovering after breaking his collarbone in three places.
The 52-year-old suffered the injury after snowboarding with his son Dru in Sun Valley, and underwent surgery on Thursday – his third major procedure in four years.
Love captained America to the Ryder Cup in OctoberGetty ImagesThe American has underwent surgery for a snowboarding accidentGetty Images
After being stifled by hip and back problems, Love will now be out of action for up to three months, and thus will miss next week’s Sony Open he was due to play in.
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Mac Barnhardt, his manager revealed Love said to him: “I committed the cardinal sin of following Dru down the mountain.”
Love was captain of the 2012 side that lost, but in October USA ran out 17-11 winners against Europe, and stopped four wins on the trot for Darren Clarke‘s side.
Love has one major honour to his namePA:Press Association
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In six weeks time Love will be able to swing a golf club again, but for the meantime will have to build his strength up again after having a plate and eight screws fitted into his collarbone.
The American has one major honour to his name after winning the 1997 PGA Championship, and has won 21 PGA Tour events.
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