VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) —

Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the two playoff events for the Race to Dubai so he can be home when his 2-month-old son leaves the hospital for the first time since birth.

Straka, who was born and raised in Austria until moving to Georgia as a teenager, was exempt for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship next week as a Ryder Cup player.

Straka was the only European to not play in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth leading up to the Ryder Cup. His son was born in early August and has been in neonatal intensive care since then. He improved enough for Straka to compete at Bethpage Black.

“Paige and I are pleased to share that we are preparing for our son, Thomas, to return home in the coming weeks after spending his initial two months of life in intensive care,

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