thankyou for your reply - yes, until I did my back in I was doing exercises for my abs and also doing core stability stuff too, so I really feel I don't deserve it! I must have angered the golf gods somehow.

I have 8 weeks to recover as I'm off to spain for a golfing holiday then. Last year I managed to get appendicitis 4 weeks before my golf holiday in portugal, this time I'm determined to be on top form.