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Hideki Matsuyama out of Players Championship with back injury
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Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from The Gamers Championship on Thursday due to a again damage that has been troubling him since final weekend.
Bob Turner, who travels with and interprets for the Masters champion, says Matsuyama tweaked his neck and shoulder space on the Arnold Palmer Invitational and performed by means of it on the weekend.
Turner says Matsuyama solely chipped and putted throughout apply rounds on the TPC Sawgrass with out ever taking a full swing. He additionally obtained remedy, however did not really feel as if he was match sufficient to play.
Hideki Matsuyama of Japan poses with the trophy after profitable the ultimate spherical of the Zozo Championship golf match at Accordia Golf Narashino Nation Membership on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
(AP Photograph/Tomohiro Ohsumi)
Matsuyama was not planning to play subsequent week. His subsequent occasion could be the Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas.
Matsuyama is a month away from his title protection at Augusta Nationwide. He turned the primary Japanese man to win a serious final yr on the Masters.
He’s considered one of two gamers who have already got a number of wins this season, having gained the Zozo Championship in Japan final fall and the Sony Open in Hawaii in January.
Matsuyama was changed within the area by Patrick Rodgers.