1.   An injury withdrawal after two rounds of the MCI Classic at Hilton Head cost Norman the Vardon Trophy for best stroke average.

2.   His team left after a sensational win over defending champion France offset a mediocre preparation campaign and a long list of injury withdrawals.

3.   The Slovak team has been decimated by the injury withdrawals of its two top players, Karol Kucera and Dominik Hrbaty.

4.   But with the earlier injury withdrawals of Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane and Sunderland striker Niall Quinn, McCarthy has a selection headache.

5.   Safin benefited from an injury withdrawal by Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the other semi-final.