Berliner Tageblatt - Na and Zalatoris withdraw from Masters

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Na and Zalatoris withdraw from Masters / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Na and Zalatoris withdraw from Masters

SPORTS 06.04.2023

Americans Kevin Na and Will Zalatoris withdrew from the 87th Masters during the opening round on Thursday.

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Na pulled out due to illness on Thursday after playing the first nine holes at 4-over par 40 while Zalatoris withdrew due to an unspecified injury before starting his round.

Na, a 39-year-old South Korean-born American, was one of 18 players from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour who qualified for the Masters.

Na made a dreadful start, driving close to a tree in the rough on the first hole and then going beyond the green with his approach shot -- ending with opened with a double bogey.

Na had an eventful half-round as he birdied the par-5 second hole, before bogeys at the third, fifth and par-3 sixth and a birdie at the par-5 eighth before another bogey on nine.

World number 96 Na's best result at Augusta has been to finish in a share for 12th which has achieved in three of his 11 Masters starts, most recently in 2021.

The 26-year-old Zalatoris finished second at the Masters two years ago and was also runner-up at the PGA Championship in 2022 and tied for second in that year's US Open.

I.Meyer--BTB

Berliner Tageblatt - Na and Zalatoris withdraw from Masters

Na and Zalatoris withdraw from Masters

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