Columbus, Ohio — Former world No 1 golfer Jason Day of Australia withdrew from the Memorial Tournament with a back injury on Thursday.

Day, who is ranked 69th in the world, will probably miss the US Open as well. The 33-year-old needed a strong showing at the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio, to qualify for the June 17-20 tournament at Torrey Pines in San Diego; the top 60 golfers in the world at the end of Sunday qualify for the event...

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