 Els was victorious at Wentworth last week |
World number two Ernie Els has been forced to pull out of this week's Chrysler Championship in Florida because of a finger injury. But the 35-year-old South African hopes to be fit for the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship next week.
"This is not the sort of decision I take lightly but I've unfortunately got no choice," said Els.
"I can't grip the club properly, let alone hit shots. I know you can't take any chances with things like this."
Els, who clinched the 2004 European Tour order of merit title with a record sixth World Match Play Championship earlier this month, hopes rest will cure the problem.
"You have to make sure it's 100% right before you play again, otherwise you can easily make the problem far worse and be out of action for several weeks," he added.
"I wasn't anticipating having this week off and I'll have to concentrate on getting fully fit for the all-important Tour Championship in Atlanta next week."
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