Injury ends multiple PGA Tour winner's season before R4 of BMW Championship
Multiple PGA Tour winner Daniel Berger was forced to withdraw from the BMW Championship ahead of the final round with an injury.
Daniel Berger's season on the PGA Tour has come to an abrupt end after the golfer was forced to withdraw from the BMW Championship ahead of the final round.
Berger entered the second leg of the PGA Tour's play-offs at Caves Valley Golf Club with slim hopes of making it to next week's Tour Championship.
Only the top 30 in the standings earn a tee time for the season finale at East Lake.
Berger began this week 33rd in the season-long race, but rounds of 71, 69 and 72 saw the golfer way down the leaderboard after 54 holes - dropping 11 places in the standings.
It is understood Berger injured his finger whilst playing a shot late on Saturday evening and, after attempting a range session this morning, decided that he could not play.
He was due to begin his round at 10.45am ET alongside Justin Rose, but the Englishman will now play on his own.
The official PGA Tour communication's department confirmed Berger's withdrawal at 9.20am local time.
Berger's Ryder Cup chances
It's more than likely Berger's withdrawal and injury will end any tiny hopes the golfer had of making the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Berger made his debut in the biennial contest in 2021 and played well, going 2-1-0 as Steve Stricker's red, white and blue battered Padraig Harrington's Europe.
Berger has endured a torrid time with injuries since and was even forced to sit out an entire year with a serious back injury.
It got to the point where the golfer admitted he simply was hoping to regain a quality of life, let alone play professional golf again.
But Berger persevered through an intense rehab and has now completed two full seasons on the PGA Tour without a protracted spell on the side-lines.
The 32-year-old is currently 19th in the US Ryder Cup standings.
Only the top six at the conclusion of the BMW Championship will qualify automatically.
Scottie Scheffler, JJ Spaun and Xander Schauffele have already booked their places, with Russell Henley, Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English currently in the automatic qualifying positions.
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US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley has already confirmed DeChambeau will be in his team that heads to Bethpage Black.
Bradley has already confirmed several Team USA will tee it up in the Procore Championship next month in a 'tune-up' in advance of the showdown.
LIV Golf recruit DeChambeau says the PIF-backed breakaway are willing to let him play, but the 31-year-old remains suspended from the PGA Tour.
"That's up to the Tour and their decision to make," he told to SI at LIV Golf Indianaplois.
"It's on them if they don't let us become together as a team and play."
DeChambeau described the situation as 'unfortunate', adding: "I wish it was different."
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