Davis Love 111 has become the latest golfer to suffer a serious injury while skiing.

The victorious USA Ryder Cup Captain broke his collarbone in three places and after what he said was a ‘cardinal sin’ earlier this week in snowboarding at Sun Valley in Idaho.

The 53-year-old American was flown to Birmingham, Ala., where surgery was performed Thursday, with a plate and eight screws put into the collarbone. Love was snowboarding with his son, Dru, when the accident occurred.

“Davis said, ‘I committed the cardinal sin of following Dru down the mountain,’” Love’s manager Mac Barnhardt told Golf Channel.

Siun Valley ski field and where Davis Love 111 crashed down the slopes and breaking his collar bone.

As Golf Channel notes, Love’s timetable for return is expected to be 12 weeks, and he may not be able to start swinging a club for at least six weeks. Prior to the injury, Love was signed up to play in next week’s Sony Open.

Unfortunately, the accident on the ski slopes is the latest injury issue for Love, who underwent hip surgerylast July to fix a torn left hip labrum. He recovered from the surgery just fine, and was able to be an active captain in leading the Americans to a 17-11 victory at last fall’s Ryder Cup.

Love had returned to competition prior to his collarbone injury, posting a T-41 in November at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and following up two weeks later with a missed cut at the RSM Classic.