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Parnevik injury may end career

STOCKHOLM — Jesper Parnevik says he will likely have to quit golf because of a broken vertebrae in his lower back.

Parnevik, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, said he needs to undergo joint fusion surgery, "which means I can't play anymore."

Sources reported Wednesday that Parnevik had emergency back surgery on Monday that would keep him from playing for at least a month.

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