Former NFL quarterback and current CBS analyst Tony Romo withdrew from the Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour after just four holes, citing a wrist injury.
Romo was playing on a sponsor exemption and making his Korn Ferry debut at Highland Springs CC in Springfield, Missouri. He was 1 over early in his opening round when he opted to withdraw.
“Last thing I want to do is to have to withdraw early from a golf tournament,” Romo told reporters. “I feel like that’s something that’s not OK, and I’m very upset that I’ve had to.”
Full-field scores from the Price Cutter Charity Championship
Romo pulled out of the American Century Championship celebrity event two weeks ago because of a similar wrist injury, and he also opted out of last week’s Southern Amateur which was played at his home course near Dallas. He received a cortisone shot and felt the wrist incrementally improve in the days leading up to the Price Cutter event, only to re-aggravate it early in the opening round.
Romo told reporters that he believes he has torn cartilage in the wrist and “there’s a possibility of something else.”
“I hit a shot and tried to just trust it and let it go, hit it full speed, and it just sent a signal and went right back to where I was a couple weeks ago,” Romo said. “If I could hold a golf club, I’d still be out there just pushing through. But I can’t, and most likely I’ll probably have to get something done with the wrist.”
Romo, 40, is an avid golfer and plus-1.9 handicap. He has made four PGA Tour starts as an amateur since 2018, most recently at the Safeway Open in September when he shot an opening-round 70. He missed the cut in each of those four starts.