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Canada's DeLaet withdraws from PGA with sore thumb

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Graham DeLaet of Canada, pictured on July 24, 2015, has withdrawn from the 97th PGA Championship because of a left thumb injury (AFP Photo/Cliff Hawkins)

Kohler (United States) (AFP) - Canada's Graham DeLaet has withdrawn from the 97th PGA Championship because of a left thumb injury, tournament officials announced on Monday.

DeLaet suffered the injury at the Canadian Open last month and missed last week's World Golf Championships event as a result.

"So disappointed that I can't tee it up at the PGA," DeLaet said in a Twitter posting. "Need some time for my body to heal.