Golf:Thomas Levet has confirmed he will miss next week's Open after fracturing his shin jumping in a lake on Sunday.

The 42-year-old will have an operation on Thursday and be out of golf for six weeks after suffering the injury celebrating victory in his home French Open.

His place at Sandwich goes to American Robert Garrigus and makes Anthony Kim, Simon Dyson and Thomas Bjorn the next three reserves.

"I am extremely disappointed to miss out on the Open Championship, but my specialist has advised me to have an operation on the fracture tomorrow morning," said Levet, who was second to Ernie Els at Muirfield in 2003 after a five-hole play-off.

"I will have screws and a plate inserted which will ensure that my shin recovers completely. I will be off for six weeks, which is very bad timing with so many important tournaments coming up.

"However, the wonderful memory of winning my national Open will definitely keep me going through my recovery."