Will Zalatoris of the United States plays his shot from the third tee during a practice round prior to the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 03, 2023 in Augusta, Georgia.
The runner-up from the 2021 Masters, Will Zalatoris, has withdrawn from the tournament, before his first round was scheduled to start.
The Masters issued the official update, saying his was withdrawing “due to injury.” Reports are saying it is a back injury that led to the withdraw.
He missed four months last season with two herniated discs in his back.
It was scheduled to be the third Masters for Zalatoris, and he had finishes of sixth and second in his other two tries. He’s currently the 8th ranked golfer in the world.
His last outing was in The Players Championship in March, where he finished 73rd.
Kevin Na is the only other golfer to withdraw so far this year, as he had a disastrous first 9 holes, before he left due to injury.
2023 Masters Round 1 and 2 Groupings, Tee Times Announced
It’s Masters week, and we now know the first and second round groupings and tee times, so you can plan your schedule for watching everything unfold at Augusta National. Here’s the Masters tee times.
Kicking things off, once again, this year will be honorary captains Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. They’ll hit the ceremonial shots Thursday at 7:40 a.m.
Our first golfers on the course after that will be Mike Weir and Kevin Na, hitting the course at 8 a.m.
Some of the notable groupings include, of course, Tiger Woods, who will play with Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele the first two days. They tee off at 10:18 a.m. on Thursday, and 1:24 p.m. on Friday.
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler will join Max Homa and amateur Sam Bennett at 1:36 p.m. on Thursday, and 10:30 a.m. on Friday.
Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm and Cameron Young will head out at 10:42 a.m. on Thursday, and 1:48 p.m. on Friday.
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Here’s the full schedule of groupings for Thursday and Friday at the Masters, with Friday’s time in parenthesis:
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