Bernhard Langer on Thursday withdrew from the first event of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, the PowerShares QQQ Championship, because of a left knee injury, officials announced Friday at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Langer, who withdrew before the round, is the two-time defending Charles Schwab Cup champion and starts the inaugural PGA Tour Champions playoffs atop the standings with 2,697,459 points.
Langer said he recently re-aggravated the injury at home doing his usual spinning routine. He had an MRI on Monday and wasn’t physically able to play any practice rounds ahead of his 12:17 p.