Hideki Matsuyama withdrew Friday from the BMW Championship due to decrease again ache.
“I’m upset to need to withdraw from the BMW Championship after experiencing decrease again discomfort whereas warming up this morning, which made it unimaginable to play,” Matsuyama stated in a press release. “Thanks to BMW and the Western Golf Affiliation for a terrific expertise right here at Fort Pines.”
Matsuyama gained the primary FedExCup playoff occasion, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and was one shot off the 18-hole lead on the BMW Championship.
At third within the FEC standings, Matsuyama is safe for subsequent week’s playoff finale, the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Membership, if he’s bodily capable of compete.
Matsuyama has had a whirlwind month. He gained bronze on the Paris Olympics and was then robbed of his pockets on a London layover en path to Memphis, Tennessee.
Matsuyama used a unique caddie at TPC Southwind as his common caddie — and his swing coach — had to return to Japan after their passports and visas have been swiped within the theft.
In Memphis, Matsuyama constructed a five-stroke lead by 54 holes, let it slip away on Sunday, after which completed birdie-birdie for a one-shot victory.
The Japanese star shot 5-under 67 on Thursday at Fort Pines Golf Membership in Fort Rock, Colorado. After a climate delay late in Spherical 1, Matsuyama returned to the course and hit his method shot on the final to 2 toes however missed the putt to tie for the lead.
