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Mozo announces leave from LPGA in personal blog post

Belen Mozo’s battle with a maddening, lingering hip injury may finally have ended her career as a tour player.

Mozo’s frustration trying to recover from a tensor fasciae latae tear that won’t seem to fully heal led her to announce that she’s leaving the game.

“When I suffered another relapse, mentally I couldn’t take it anymore,” she wrote Tuesday on her blog at belenmozo.com. “And to be completely honest with you guys, my heart wasn’t truly in it either. A lot has happened and in the process of becoming mentally stronger during this dark phase, I learned that there is a beautiful world for me out there, outside the LPGA ropes .