San Francisco, California
18th - 21st June
Par 70 Prize Money $3.0 million

Injuries force Hart and Tolles to withdraw

The Olympic Club, San Francisco, 18th June 1998 -  Dudley Hart and Tommy Tolles withdrew from the U.S. Open today at The Olympic Club.

Hart withdrew following the first round because of a wrist injury. He shot 78 (38-40) today. Hart's career almost came to an end when he injured his wrist in June of 1995 when his iron struck a tree root. He suffered torn ligaments and tried to play on tour, which led to three torn ligaments. After the season ended he had wrist surgery.

Tolles withdrew following his second shot on the sixth hole due to a pulled lateral torso muscle. Tolles had injured his back earlier in the week, but felt he had healed sufficiently enough to play.

"If it had been any other tournament, I wouldn't have teed it up," Tolles said. "I couldn't take a practice swing without pain."

Tolles finished tied for fifth in last year's U.S. Open at Congressional.

Because both players withdrew after they started play, neither will be replaced in the field.