Stricker and Poulter pull out of New Orleans event
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}HOUSTON (Reuters) - American world number three Steve Stricker and sixth-ranked Briton Ian Poulter withdrew from the New Orleans Classic on Wednesday, depriving the PGA Tour event of its top two players.
Stricker pulled out with a shoulder injury while Englishman Poulter cited a left knee injury, organizers said.
In their absence, Australian Mark Hensby and American Billy Mayfair have been given places in the field.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Stricker, who clinched his eighth PGA Tour victory at the Northern Trust Open in February, ends an 11-year run of competing in New Orleans.
The tournament, held at the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana, starts Thursday.
(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Ed Osmond/Ian Ransom)
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