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The Masters Gets its First Withdrawal from a Past Champion

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April 7, 2025

The Masters has officially announced its first withdrawal from the 2025 tournament, as past champion Vijay Singh has pulled out due to injury.

Singh, the 2000 Champion, told the Competition Committee on Monday morning that he would not play this week, the Tournaments official social media accounts announced:

Due to injury, Vijay Singh has informed the Competition Committees he will not play in the 2025 Masters Tournament. #themasters

— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 7, 2025

Singh will be the 17th past champion who will forgo their ability to play in the 2025 Masters as the following have also confirmed they will not play this year:

Tommy Aaron
Charles Coody
Ben Crenshaw
Sir Nick Faldo
Raymond Floyd
Trevor Immelman
Sandy Lyle
Larry Mize
Jack Nicklaus
Mark O’Meara
Gary Player
Craig Stadler
Tom Watson
Ian Woosnam
Fuzzy Zoeller
Tiger Woods

The Masters is set to kick off this Thursday, and several new things have come to Augusta National for the 2025 tournament.

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