Mark O'Meara has withdrawn from the Senior British Open at Carnoustie following the death of his father Bob at the age of 81.
The 53-year-old, two-time major winner has cut short his two-week visit to Scotland to fly home to Florida to be with his family.
Bob O'Meara had heart surgery in April for an aortic aneurysm, but was taken to hospital last week with an infection.
Although he knew of the illness, O'Meara played two rounds of the British Open at St. Andrews before missing the cut by one shot.
Before leaving Scotland, O'Meara said: ''The last week has been a rollercoaster for me. I found out last Saturday that my dad was in intensive care and had been in dire straits at the weekend.
''I played the British Open last week as I know my dad would have wanted me to be at St. Andrews. We played there together 18 years ago and had a lot of fun.
''As a son who loves his father very much I am going to go back to help my sisters. It's time to go home.''
