Collin Morikawa sustains injury on practice swing, withdraws from The Players Championship after 1 hole

Morikawa, 29, made par on the 10th hole, the lone hole he would play, before stunningly injuring his back on a practice swing.

"I took a practice swing, there it was, like not being able to swing. Trust me, I would play if I could. It's just the worst thing in the world."

"Before I even took my practice swing, it's like you had a weird déjà vu thing," he said. "I took the practice swing and immediately knew I just couldn't get through impact. At that point, (I) called over my trainer and talked about it with my caddie Mark (Urbanek). It just sucks.

"It's just frustrating, because I don't know what caused it. I went through all the warmups (and) felt fine. It's awful. I feel terrible.''

Morikawa had a strong start to the 2026 season, making four of five cuts and winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last month.

He finished fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week, marking his third top-10 finish of the season.