LOS ANGELES - South Korean Park In-Bee announced that she won't defend her Women's British Open title next week because of a nagging left thumb injury. Winning the British Open last year at Turnberry meant so much to me in more ways than you could imagine." "Therefore, I will be unable to attend this year's British Open and now must concentrate on getting healthy and ready to compete for my country at the Olympic Games in Rio." Rio will stage Olympic golf for the first time in 112 years with 60 competitors in the men's and women's events playing a 72-hole strokeplay tournament. Park completed the Career Grand Slam with her victory at Trump Turnberry last year and said she is now concentrating on getting healthy to represent South Korea at the Olympic Games in Rio in August.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2016 01:41 UTC