MIAMI: Defending champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa was struck on the left wrist by a golf ball Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) and withdrew from a pro-am after 10 holes ahead of Thursday’s start of the PGA Valspar Championship.

A ball struck by one of Schwartzel’s amateur playing partners on the first hole bounced off a tree and struck the 2011 Masters champion, causing his wrist to swell and his hand to go numb briefly.

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