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Golf star Donaldson severs finger

European Ryder Cup star Jamie Donaldson has severed his finger in an accident with a chainsaw that will force him to miss the HSBC Golf Championship.

Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson
Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson looks set to miss the HSBC Golf Championship after severing his finger. (AAP)

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Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson looks set to miss this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after tangling with a chainsaw and picking up a severe finger injury.

Donaldson, who scored the decisive point as Europe defeated the United States at the 2014 Ryder Cup, posted a graphic photo on Twitter of what seemed to be a laceration to the little finger on his left hand.

Above the image, the 40-year-old wrote: "So folks in my time off decided to have a fight with a chainsaw and lost! Oops!! C u in Dubai."

Donaldson endured a lean 2015 season, finishing in the top 10 on just four occasions on the European and PGA Tours.

Australia's former world No.1 Greg Norman nearly lost a hand in 2014 after an accident sustained while cutting trees with a chainsaw.


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