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Ryder Cup rookie Pieters pulls out of KLM Open

DEFENDING champion Thomas Pieters, a captain’s pick in the European Ryder Cup team, pulled out of the KLM Open yesterday after suffering an allergic reaction to a bee sting.

The 24-year-old Belgian had been scheduled to play at The Dutch course in Spijk, but organizers said he would not tee off. His withdrawal came three weeks before the Ryder Cup starts at Hazeltine. Pieters finished fourth at the Olympics and won the Made in Denmark event last month, making him difficult for captain Darren Clarke to ignore as he pondered his wildcard choices. Pieters will be one of six Ryder Cup rookies on a European team seeking an unprecedented fourth straight win in golf’s prestigious team event.

 




 

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