Collin Morikawa has withdrawn from the Valero Texas Open on account of a lingering decrease again damage, placing his eligibility for subsequent week’s Masters in jeopardy.
Morikawa has not performed since withdrawing from the primary spherical of the Gamers Championship on March twelfth. He performed just one gap within the first spherical at TPC Sawgrass, injuring his decrease again whereas swinging on the eleventh gap.
“I felt good in warm-ups,” Morikawa mentioned on The Gamers. “I did not have any indicators of a decrease again downside. And I teed it up on the eleventh and practiced my swing as soon as and located it was gone, like I had the sensation earlier than when one thing like that occurred. And I simply, you already know, I simply can’t swing. Belief me, I would play if I might. That is the worst factor on the planet.”
The 29-year-old didn’t play in final week’s TGL SoFi Cup remaining as a member of Los Angeles Golf Membership. He instructed ESPN’s Marty Smith that his hip situation is “constructive” and that he plans to play in San Antonio.
Morikawa had hoped to return to competitors on Thursday after about three weeks of relaxation to make remaining preparations for the Masters, the primary main championship of the season. Nonetheless, he withdrew from the Valero Texas Open simply earlier than tee time for the pro-am match on Tuesday morning.
Morikawa, ranked No. 8 within the Official World Golf Rankings, gained the AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am on February 15, ending a 28-month winless drought. He then tied for seventh on the Genesis Invitational and completed fifth alone on the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The 2-time main champion was thought of the favourite to win his first inexperienced jacket. He has completed within the high 20 at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership for 5 consecutive years, together with a tie for third in 2024.
Frankie Capan III changed Morikawa on the Valero Texas Open Discipline.
