Rose withdraws from The Open with back injury

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Justin Rose withdrew from The Open on Thursday morning because of a back injury.

Rose, 41, had been grouped with Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari and was due to tee off at 8:14 a.m. BST. But Rose was not on the first tee, and just before 9 a.m. on Thursday, with play already underway in his group, the R&A announced Rose’s withdrawal.

The one-time major champion sustained the injury on Wednesday as he cut his…