CNN —Veteran golfer Bernhard Langer was due to play at The Masters for the final time this year, but a pickleball injury derailed his hopes of competing at next month’s tournament.
The 66-year-old Langer, who won the green jacket in 1985 and 1993, would have been making his 41st appearance at The Masters had he not torn his Achilles while playing pickleball.
“I play all sorts of sports to stay fit and this was part of my fitness regime,” Langer told the Musings on Golf podcast.
Langer said that he has been making “very good” progress since undergoing surgery and will attend the annual champions dinner at Augusta National next month.
The Masters, the first golf major of the calendar year, will take place between April 11 and 14 in Augusta, Georgia.
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