Collin Morikawa withdrew from the Valero Texas Open on Tuesday due to back spasms, putting his availability for the upcoming Masters in jeopardy.
Frankie Capan III will participate in this week’s tournament in San Antonio in place of Morikawa, 29, who hasn’t played since withdrawing from The Players Championship on March 12 after one hole.
“Collin has continued to have productive rehab work done at home and while we’re very encouraged about his progress, this week was simply too early for him to return to competition,” Morikawa’s agent, Andrew Kipper, told Golf Channel.
A two-time major champion, Morikawa is the world’s eighth-ranked golfer.
In five events so far this season, Morikawa has a win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and two top-10 finishes — a tie for seventh at The Genesis Invitational and fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
–Field Level Media
