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Louis Oosthuizen withdraws from Masters, injury cited for his exit

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  • Louis Oosthuizen has withdrawn from the Masters at Augusta National on Friday prior to the second round, with injury being a concern.
  • Oosthuizen had a sparkling 2021 and was expected to do well in the year's first Major.
  • Oosthuizen was paired alongside 15-time Major champion Tiger Woods for the opening two rounds.

South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open winner, withdrew from the Masters on Friday with an unspecified injury.

World number 14 Oosthuizen was a playing partner of Tiger Woods, who will continue his remarkable return from severe leg injuries in a car crash 14 months ago alongside only Chile's Joaquin Niemann.

Oosthuizen, 39, opened with a four-over par 76 on Thursday and was grabbing his balky back at times during the first round.

He joins England's Paul Casey as having withdrawn from the event. Casey pulled out before Thursday's start, but would have been in the group just ahead of Woods.

Oosthuizen is a six-time major runner-up, including seconds at last year's US Open and PGA Championship, and shared third in last year's Open. He was also second at the 2012 Masters, losing to America's Bubba Watson in a playoff.

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