AUGUSTA, Georgia — kevinna will not be present for the celebration if a LIV Golf League player claims a green jacket on Sunday at 87 teachers at the Augusta National Golf Club.
Na, captain of the Iron Heads GC, withdrew from the Masters on Thursday after shooting 4-for-40 on the front nine. The Augusta National Golf Club said Na withdrew due to illness.
Na, making her 12th tournament appearance, hit a double bogey on the first hole. After birdieing the second, he bogeyed three of the next four holes.
Na left in the first group with the 2003 Masters champion mike dump, who was 1 under on the turn. Weir will end the round as a single player.
CEO and curator of LIV Golf greg norman told London’s The Telegraph that if one of the 18 LIV Golf players competing in the Masters wins a green jacket, the rest would be there on Sunday to celebrate with him.
“If one of them wins, the other 17 will stay and be there to congratulate him around the 18th green,” Norman said. “Can you imagine what a scene that would be, all these players hugging the winner? You only see things like that at the Ryder Cup, although it’s happening more and more at our events.”
Na, 37, has had five victories during his PGA Tour career and earned nearly $38 million in earnings on the course.