[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/morikawa-collin/0UlRrMgE/"]Morikawa[/a], who arrived at the PGA Tour's flagship event this week as one of the pre-tournament favourites, parred his opening hole at TPC Sawgrass, the par-four 10th, and then withdrew at the tee at the par-five 11th.[/p][embed guid="26a73204-8d01-40bc-83d9-4d9f7fc9771c" url="https://x.com/PGATOUR/status/2032082522180341972" social-type="twitter" /][p]The two-time major champion took a practice swing at the 11th tee and then immediately reached for his back with his right arm. He then went to a golf cart, removed his hat and placed his arms on his head as he was taken from the course.[/p][p]Morikawa won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last month for his seventh PGA Tour victory and followed that with top-10 finishes at the Genesis Invitational and Arnold Palmer Invitational.[/p]
Collin Morikawa pulls out of Players Championship due to back injury
World number four Collin Morikawa has withdrawn from The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with a back injury after completing one hole, the PGA Tour said.
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