Britain's Luke Donald will definitely not play in the 2008 Ryder Cup after undergoing surgery on his wrist.
Donald, who participated in the last two Ryder Cups, picked up the injury during the US Open at Torrey Pines back in June.
Luke Donald will not be part of the European Ryder Cup after he underwent surgery on his left wrist which has ruled him out until the end of the year.
The 30-year-old was the eighth highest player from Europe in the rankings before he was injured.
Luke Donald has pulled out of the US PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, all but extinguishing his hopes of making the European Ryder Cup team.
The 30-year-old British number three picked up the injury during the US Open at the challenging Torrey Pines course last month, quitting during his final round.
Luke Donald is to sit out this week's Scottish Open at Loch Lomond as he continues to recover from a wrist injury.
The British number three has given himself extra time to rest ahead of this year's Open, starting on Thursday, July 17th at Royal Birkdale.
Luke Donald had to pull out of the US Open, after succumbing to a left wrist injury 14 holes into the final round.
The Englishman was forced to pick up from the 15th, finishing the day level par with his wrist heavily strapped, and six over par for the entire competition.
