Justin Rose withdrew from the 150th British Open just ahead of his scheduled tee-time due to a back injury in Thursday’s first round.
The English international and world number 50 will 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 out at 8:14am (0714 GMT).
