More Sports Golf Golf Injured Fowler withdraws from play-off opening Northern Trust Rickie Fowler has been suffering from an oblique injury, which ultimately took him out of the PGA Tour's first post-season event. Alexis Mansanarez 16 August, 2018 09:10 IST Rickie Fowler - (Getty Images) Alexis Mansanarez 16 August, 2018 09:10 IST American star Rickie Fowler has withdrawn from next week's Northern Trust due to a right oblique injury.Fowler announced he will miss the PGA Tour's first FedEx Cup play-off event ahead of the Ryder Cup via Instagram on Wednesday.The four-time PGA Tour winner – who finished tied for 12th at the US PGA Championship – said he has been battling the injury for some time."News got out last week that I was dealing with an oblique injury the past two tournaments [and] it was confirmed yesterday, via MRI, that I have a partial tear in my right oblique," Fowler wrote, adding, "My team and I feel like it's best not to play next week in the Northern Trust … I will be back healthy and competitive ASAP for the FedEx Cup and more than ready for the Ryder Cup!!"The Northern Trust is the first of four play-off events in the race to the FedEx Cup, with Fowler sitting 17th and 1,415 points behind the leader Dustin Johnson. Fowler also secured a spot in the United States' Ryder Cup team at Le Golf National in France, where the tournament will take place from September 27. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.