England’s Justin Rose withdrew from the 150th British Open just ahead of his scheduled tee-time in today’s first round, organisers announced.
The world number 50 pulled out due to a back injury, the R&A said in a brief statement, adding that he would be replaced by Rikuya Hoshino of Japan.
Hoshino took Rose’s place in a group with Tommy Fleetwood and Italy’s 2018 Open champion, Francesco Molinari, that went ou