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Injured McIlroy to miss Abu Dhabi
Rory McIlroy will sit out this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a rib injury.
The world number two considered withdrawing from the BMW SA Open before Friday's second round after tweaking his back, but he played through the pain and went on to lose a play-off to Graeme Storm.
He underwent an MRI in Dubai on Monday which revealed he had suffered a stress fracture to a rib.
The Northern Irishman has been advised to rest to allow the injury to heal and as a result he will miss this week's event in Abu Dhabi.
"It's bitterly disappointing to have to withdraw from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. I think everyone knows how much I love playing this tournament, which is one of the best on the European Tour thanks to the incredible support of HSBC and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council," McIlroy said in a statement.
"To be forced to miss this week through injury is really quite annoying to be perfectly honest, but I am sure the tournament will be a huge success and I hope everyone involved has a great week.
"In situations like this you simply have to listen to the experts and the team I have consulted have all advised me to rest until my rib has fully recovered."
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