After missing the cut at The Masters, Viktor Hovland withdraws from next week's RBC Heritage

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Viktor Hovland withdraws from next week's RBC Heritage after missing cut at Augusta National. He had two doubles and a triple on Friday, and missed cut at Masters for the first time in his career. The Swede missed the cut at the Augusta National on Friday. He has withdrawn from the tournament after failing to make the cut.

The 26-year-old's round hit a nadir on the par-five 15th, when he had a short putt to make par - and remain on the cut line of +6. But he twice missed from short range, including once from inches away.

Viktor Hovland was one of the hottest players in golf at the end of last year. He won the BMW Championship and Tour Championship in consecutive weeks. The Swede will unveil his reengineered swing at the Masters at Augusta in April. He has been in fine form in recent weeks with a new swing at Augusta.