Nicklaus, Snead withdraw from U.S. Senior Open

FAR HILLS - Jack Nicklaus has withdrawn from this week&#39;s U.S. Senior Open because of a recurring back problem. <br> <br> &#34;I am better but not good enough to play golf,&#34; Nicklaus said Monday from Florida. &#34;I have had great improvement but not good enough to play in a four-day tournament.&#34; <br> <br> J.C. Snead, who won the Senior PGA Tour&#39;s Greater Baltimore Classic on Sunday, has also withdrawn from the Open, USGA spokesman Craig Smith said Monday. <br> <br> The U.S. Senior Open begins Thursday at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. <br> <br> The same back injury also forced the 62-year-old Nicklaus to withdraw from the Senior PGA Championship after two rounds. <br> <br> Nicklaus has played in just three competitive tournaments this year. He has not won a Senior PGA Tour event in six years. <br> <br> <br>

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