Collin Morikawa Forced to Withdraw From Players Championship
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Collin Morikawa has had a good sense of timing this season on the PGA Tour. The two-time major champion started 2025 with a missed cut at the Sony Open and a tie for 54 th at the
Collin Morikawa was forced to withdraw from the Players Championship with a back injury. He played just one hole on Thursday.
One of the favorites at this week’s Players Championship managed to play just one hole before withdrawing from the PGA Tour’s flagship event. Collin Morikawa, the world’s fourth-ranked player who won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last month,
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In other words, in one week alone, three notable PGA TOUR players found themselves dealing with some version of the same problem. This Story Didn't Start Last Week Of course, this isn't new. Tiger Woods' back history has been one of the defining physical storylines of modern golf.