Dustin Johnson's 'freak accident' that saw him withdraw from 2017 Masters
dailystar.co.ukthe valiant American attempted to tee-off the following evening but was forced to withdraw, citing the severity of his injuries.After his pull out, Johnson told the press: "I'm playing the best golf of my life and to have a freak accident happen yesterday afternoon, it sucks really bad.
I have been worked on all morning and obviously I can take some swings, but I can't swing full, I can't make my normal swing and I did't think there was any chance I could compete."I was wearing socks and slipped and went down the three stairs.
The left side of my lower back took the brunt of it and my left elbow is bruised as well."With the favourite out of Augusta, Sergio Garcia took home the green jacket after seeing off Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff - but it was not all bad news for Johnson in the months that followed.What's the most freakish sporting injury you've ever heard?
Let us know in the comments section.Upon recovering from his injuries, he remained on top of the world rankings and completed 64 consecutive weeks at the no.1 spot - a feat only bested by Nick Faldo, Greg Norman, and Tiger Woods.Then, in 2020 came his long-awaited Masters title.
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