Els was victorious at Wentworth last week
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World number two Ernie Els has been forced to pull out of this week's Chrysler Championship in Florida because of a finger injury.
But the 35-year-old South African hopes to be fit for the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship next week.
"This is not the sort of decision I take lightly but I've unfortunately got no choice," said Els.
"I can't grip the club properly, let alone hit shots. I know you can't take any chances with things like this."
Els, who clinched the 2004 European Tour order of merit title with a record sixth World Match Play Championship earlier this month, hopes rest will cure the problem.
"You have to make sure it's 100% right before you play again, otherwise you can easily make the problem far worse and be out of action for several weeks," he added.
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