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World No.1 Dustin Johnson could be set to miss The Masters after sustaining a freak injury in a fall at his Augusta rental home.

According to the player’s manager, David Winkle, the 32-year-old – who is going for his fourth win in a row – fell going down a set of stairs, taking a ‘serious fall’ and landing ‘very hard’ on his lower back and elbows.

It’s understood Johnson has been advised by doctors to remain stable and take anti-inflammatories.

The statement in full read: “At
roughly 3pm today, Dustin took a serious fall on a staircase in his
Augusta rental home. He landed very hard on his
lower back and is now resting, although quite uncomfortably.

“He has been
advised to remain immobile and begin a regimen of anti-inflammatory
medication and icing, with the hope of being able to play tomorrow.”

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