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Bad back knocks Couples out of Masters

Golf - The Senior Open Championship - Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire, England - 25/7/15 USA's Fred Couples in action during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Fred Couples, the 1992 Masters champion, withdrew from the year's first major citing back problems on Monday.

Couples was slated to start his 32nd tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, but pulled out after issuing a statement that he has been dealing with "acute back troubles the past two weeks".

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