IN BRIEF : Golfer Cook to Have Hand Surgery
John Cook, who won the International two years ago, will undergo hand surgery and miss the fourth annual tournament when it is held at Castle Pines Golf Club Aug. 17 through 20.
Cook, 31, of Rancho Mirage, Calif., was playing in the Memorial Tournament this week and will compete in the Colonial Invitational next week, then leave the PGA tour to have surgery on his right hand in early June. He said he has been told that the operation, to remove bone chips and fuse two joints, will require three months of rehabilitation and that he probably won’t resume tournament play until next year.
The hand injury is one of several physical maladies that have hampered the 10-year career of the Rolling Hills, Calif., native.
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