Former champion Sergio Garcia will miss this week’s Masters after testing positive for Covid-19.
Tournament officials announced the news on social media on Monday afternoon, just three days before the tournament gets under way.
Garcia defeated Justin Rose in a play-off to win his first major title at Augusta National in 2017.
In a message on his Twitter account, Garcia wrote: “On Saturday night after driving back from the Houston Open, I started feeling a bit of a sore throat and a cough.
“The symptoms stayed with me on Sunday morning so I decided to get tested for COVID-19 and so did my wife Angela. Thankfully she tested negative, but I didn’t.
“After 21 years of not missing a Major Championship, I will sadly miss @themasters this week.
“The important thing is that my family and I are feeling good. We’ll come back stronger and give the green jacket a go next April.”
