By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Major winner Louis Oosthuizen has pulled out of The Masters on day three of the tournament due to an unspecified injury.
The South African did not return to complete his second round on the third day after play was suspended on Friday due to storms.
The 40-year-old who made his major breakthrough with a triumph at St. Andrews was destined to miss the cut at Augusta National anyway was 7-over through 35 holes.
Oosthuizen, among the 18 LIV Golf League players who qualified for the Masters, had fired a 76 in Thursday’s opening round and was 3-over through 17 holes in his second round Friday when severe weather halted play.
World number 120 Oosthuizen, a nine-time European Tour winner, has six runner-up finishes in major championships, including a 2012 loss to Bubba Watson in a playoff at the Masters.
Due to injury, Louis Oosthuizen has officially withdrawn from the Masters after completing 17 holes of his second round. #themasters
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2023
Oosthuizen also withdrew from last year’s Masters, that after an opening 76.