Vijay Singh withdrew from the BMW PGA Championship before it began Thursday because of a muscle injury.
The former top-ranked player injured a muscle below his ribs on his left side. He said it happened after he arrived Monday.
"Perhaps I started hitting balls a little cold after the long trip, or didn't warm up properly," Singh said. "Coming off the flight I was fine and I was excited about playing."
Singh, who tied for third last year, said he has had a lot of treatment to overcome the injury.
"Every day I had ice and then heat and I thought I was actually getting better," he said. "I had ultrasound treatment on it, too. Whatever they could do for me I had."
He said he still hoped to play when he went to the range Thursday morning ahead of his afternoon tee time.
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