LIV Golf rebel Kevin Na WITHDRAWS from The Masters midway through his first round with illness… leaving his playing partner Mike Weir to finish the last nine holes all alone!
Kevin Na pulled out of The Masters midway through his first round at Augusta National on Thursday, with the LIV Golf star citing illness for his decision.
The Korean-American was the first golfer from the breakaway Saudi-backed league to tee it up at The Masters on Thursday, but he could only manage nine holes before he pulled out with his score at four-over-par.
Na double-bogeyed the first hole, before adding further bogeys at three, five, six and nine, before he packed his bags and headed for the exit.
The decision left his playing partner Mike Weir all alone for the final nine holes of his opening round, and he began the back half of the course at one-under-par.
Earlier in the week, LIV Golf chief Greg Norman had insisted that there would be a ‘party on the 18th green’ if one of his players managed to win the tournament.
Kevin Na could only manage nine holes at Augusta National before pulling out with illness
The Korean-American watches on from the second hole – he only went on to play seven more
The LIV rebel was in the first group of the entire tournament, but was not at full health
Na’s withdrawal was a far-from-ideal start for the breakaway league, who have the likes of Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Phil Mickelson wearing their logo around the hallowed fairways of Augusta National.
Norman, himself, meanwhile, will not be in attendance having been snubbed by tournament organizers.
There will also be plenty of anti-LIV Golf players fighting at the top of the leaderboard, with the outspoken pair of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy both teeing it up on Thursday.
Woods went out early and had huge crowds following him around, as patrons took in his greatness for what could potentially be the final time.
Na’s exit left Canadian Mike Weir to play the rest of his opening round as a one-ball
