Rolex world No. 1 Lydia Ko withdrew from the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Saturday morning due to a viral eye infection.
Ko has been fighting allergies all week due to pollens in the air in the Dallas area, which worsened the irritation, according to her agent, Michael Yim.
“Her left eye started swelling up yesterday,” Yim told GolfChannel.com. “It got so bad, she said she couldn’t see the little white alignment line on her putter.”
After opening with a 1-under-par 70 Thursday, Ko struggled to a 73 on Friday, with the irritation of the eye worsening.