Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand walking at the course during the third round of the men's golf competition in the Paris 2024 Olympics held at the Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France on August 03, 2024.- Reuters
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP): Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand withdrew Sunday in the middle of the final round of the Olympic men's golf competition because of a back injury.
Khongwatmai was even par for the day through 10 holes, 5 over for the tournament, when he walked off Le Golf National.
He is the second player to withdraw from men's golf this week.
Former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick withdrew after the third round Saturday with an injury to his right thumb that had been bothering him when he arrived.
Khongwatmai was making his Olympic debut.
The Thai golf star is the youngest winner of a professional tournament when he won the Singha Hua Hin Open on the All Thailand Golf Tour in July 2013 at the age of 14. - AP
