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Matsuyama seems to be suspicious of the Grasp resulting from a neck harm

Matsuyama looks suspicious of the Master due to a neck injury

Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the Valero Texas Open resulting from a neck harm and now seems unsure for the Masters subsequent week; The Japanese participant gained the inexperienced jacket final yr, defeating American Will Zalatores with a single shot in Augusta. Watch the Masters dwell on Sky Sports activities subsequent week

Final replace: 01/22/04 6:35 PM

Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the Valero Texas Open due to a neck injury

Hideki Matsuyama, the Masters champion, seems to be unsure concerning subsequent week’s Grand Slam in Augusta after withdrawing from the Valero Open in Texas with a neck harm.

Matsuyama withdrew from the match in San Antonio after taking part in 9 holes within the second spherical. He shot two over-74s within the first spherical and performed as a linebacker nine-in-one below within the second spherical earlier than deciding to tug out.

The 30-year-old grew to become the primary Japanese participant to win a serious when he took dwelling the Masters Inexperienced jacket final yr, defeating American Will Zalatori by one stroke.

Matsuyama’s look on the Valero Texas Open was his first since he completed in a draw for twentieth place on the Arnold Palmer Invitational Event in March.

The world’s No. 12 participant withdrew from the Gamers Championship resulting from a again harm, and he additionally withdrew from WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play.

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Talking final week about his health throughout a convention name organized by the Masters officers, Matsuyama mentioned, “I’ve had a variety of remedy, and I am preparing. I am going to do my greatest to organize properly in order that I can defend my title in Augusta.”

“I have never been in a position to prepare as a lot as I would like however what I have been doing I really feel I am heading in the right direction. I hope to search out the identical form I began the yr with.

“Going to the Masters is one thing very particular to me and one thing I have been actually trying ahead to, so I’ll do all the things in my energy to be as ready as attainable to defend my title there.”

Matsuyama began the yr by successful the Sony Open in Hawaii and ending within the high ten on the WM Phoenix Open.

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