Golf: Goosen pulls out of Tour's main event

SOUTH AFRICAN Retief Goosen, out of action since The Masters over a month ago after breaking a toe "running around" with his two children, has withdrawn from this week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

He is not the only major champion to pull out of the European Tour's flagship event. Jose Maria Olazabal has decided he is still not fit enough to end a seven-month lay-off caused by continuing problems with rheumatism.

The two-time Masters champion appeared in the pro-am before last week's tournament in Majorca, but does not feel well enough to compete for four straight days. His place goes to Essex's Richard McEvoy.

Michael Campbell is a no-show as well. Winner of the US Open five years ago, the New Zealander last made a halfway cut last October.

Of Europe's biggest names, all except Sergio Garcia are in the field, while invitations have been handed to 17-year-old Italian Matteo Manassero – it will be his second start as a professional – English pair Oliver Fisher and Simon Khan, Scot Stephen Gallacher, South African Keith Horne and Spain's Alejandro Canizares, who lost a play-off in Majorca.