LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - France’s Thomas Levet is a doubt for the British Open after breaking his leg by jumping into a lake to celebrate victory at his home tournament on Sunday.
“Thomas Levet has a small fracture on his shin and has withdrawn from the Scottish Open,” his management company IMG said in a statement.
“He picked up this injury after jumping into the water in celebration of winning the Alstom Open de France.
“Although he currently has a cast on his leg, he will not withdraw from the Open Championship until he has received intensive treatment to the fracture and has consulted with a specialist again later this week.
“He will, of course, be doing everything he can to tee up at the Open.”
Levet lost a five-hole playoff to Ernie Els in the 2002 Open at Muirfield.
The 42-year-old Frenchman has already been ruled out of this week’s Scottish Open after suffering a small fracture to his shin when he leapt into the water just minutes after winning the French Open in Saint Quentin last weekend.
He has refused to rule himself out of The Open which gets underway on July 14 in the hope that intensive treatment will allow him to compete.“Thomas Levet has a small fracture on his shin and has withdrawn from the Scottish Open,” his management company IMG said in a statement.
“He picked up this injury after jumping into the water in celebration of winning the Alstom Open de France.
“Although he currently has a cast on his leg, he will not withdraw from the Open Championship until he has received intensive treatment to the fracture and has consulted with a specialist again later this week.
“He will, of course, be doing everything he can to tee up at the Open.”
Levet lost a five-hole playoff to Ernie Els in the 2002 Open at Muirfield.
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