World number three Lee Westwood should be able to start the French Open in Versailles on Thursday after hospital tests revealed he did not have a blood clot, his spokesman said.
The Englishman went into hospital here on Wednesday after developing a swelling on his right leg, forcing him out of the tournament's Pro-Am curtain-raiser and raising fears he had contracted deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
"The doctor has decided there is no DVT or blood clot and that the problem has something to do with a reaction to the heat," said his management spokesman Stuart Cage.
"Lee is going to have an anti-inflammatory dressing put on the muscle and, if he rests up tonight (Wednesday), then hopefully the swelling will go down and he will be able to play tomorrow.
"He is certainly going to go to the course in the morning and make a decision then."
Westwood, who is due to tee off at 1310 local time (1110GMT), made the trip to hospital when he woke on Wednesday morning with a swollen ankle and calf.
"He decided to have it checked out in the physio truck," said Cage.
"The French doctor there thought it could be a blood clot and said Lee should go to hospital for tests."
It was an unwelcome development for the 37-year-old, who is eager to register his first Major win at the British Open at St Andrews in two weeks' time.
Two other British golfers hoping to make an impact at Versailles have also been in the wars, withdrawing from the Pro-Am.
Scotsman Colin Montgomerie is still suffering from a torn calf muscle and Achilles strain while Englishman Ian Poulter has an insect bite on his right shin that seems to have become infected.
"I was practising at Woburn on Monday and got bitten by a horsefly or something," said Poulter.
"It was swollen yesterday and when I put my hand in my pocket I felt a big lump on my groin and knew it wasn't right.
"I went to the doctors, was given antibiotics and decided I was well enough to fly this morning but that's probably not done it any good.
"An English doctor said I should go and have an intravenous drip but the French one did not think that was the right thing to do and has given me tablets.
"I'll come up in the morning to see how it is. Hopefully I'll be okay, but walking for five hours is not going to do it any good and nor is the heat."
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