Olazabal pulls out of British Open

Carnoustie, Scotland (Sports Network) - Jose Maria Olazabal has withdrawn from the British Open Championship.
Olazabal, a two-time Masters champion, has not played since last month's U.S. Open at Oakmont. He has battled a knee injury that forced him to withdraw from events in France and Scotland the last two weeks.
His best finish at the British Open was a third in 1992 and a tie for third two years ago at St. Andrews. In 1999 when the British Open was last played at Carnoustie, Olazabal missed the cut.
The Spaniard was replaced in the field by Tom Pernice Jr., whose best previous finish at a British Open was a tie for 65th at Royal St. George's in 1993. Last year, the 47-year-old from Kansas missed the cut by a shot.