Second golfer abruptly withdraws from The Players Championship after one hole

• Collin Morikawa, the No. 4 player in the world, has withdrawn from The Players Championship after playing one hole.
• Morikawa took a practice swing on the par-5 11th hole then reached for his lower back. He tried to stretch but minutes later took a cart ride from an official into the clubhouse.
• He was the second player to withdraw after Ryan Fox pulled out of the prestigious golf tournament played in Ponte Vedra, Florida, five hours before he was set to start.
• Fox, of New Zealand, withdrew due to an illness. He was replaced by David Ford, who will be among the 15 players competing for the first time at the TPC Sawgrass.
• Morikawa was not replaced since he had already started the tournament.