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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Collin Morikawa withdrew from THE PLAYERS Championship after one hole with a back injury. <\/p>\n
Morikawa was seen in discomfort while taking a practice swing on the 11th tee box, just moments after making par on his opening hole of the day. After consulting a trainer and attempting to take a few more swings, Morikawa officially withdrew.<\/p>\n
“I felt fine in warm-up,” Morikawa said. “Like nothing’s been any signs of back problems. And teed it up on 11, and took one practice swing, and I just knew it was gone. Like I just had the feeling before when it’s happened. And I just, I can’t swing through it. Trust me, I would play if I could. It’s just the worst thing in the world.”<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a surprise development for one of the tournament favorites. Morikawa won earlier this year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and continued that strong play up to this event. He finished in a tie for seventh at The Genesis Invitational and fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. <\/p>\n
“I’ve had this stuff before, and been healthy all throughout the year, been moving weight and pushing, going fast. I don’t know, like, before I even took my practice swing, it’s like you had, like a weird, like d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu thing. I took the practice swing and immediately knew, like, I just couldn’t get through impact,” Morikawa said. “So at that point called over my trainer, and talked about it with my caddie Mark (Urbanek), and it just sucks. I don’t know how to put it in words.”<\/p>\n
Ludvig \u00c5berg and Si Woo Kim will play as a twosome for the rest of the first round and the entirety of the second round on Friday.<\/p>\n
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