Chilean golfer Niemann to miss Masters after announcing positive test for COVID-19 on social media

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VIDEO SHOWS: TWEETS FROM JAOQUIN NIEMANN ANNOUNCING HE HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND WILL NOT PLAY IN NEXT WEEK'S MASTERS TOURNAMENT. FILE STILL PHOTOS OF NIEMANN PLAYING IN 2018 MASTERS

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1. STILL IMAGE FROM CHILEAN GOLFER JAOQUIN NIEMANN'S TWITTER PAGE, (English) SAYING:

"I have tested positive for coronavirus and unfortunately I will not play in the Masters next week as a result. This event means a lot to me, and I have had incredible memories playing as the LAAC (Latin America Amateur Championship) champion, as well as alongside some of the game's greatest players last year."

2. STILL IMAGE FROM CHILEAN GOLFER JAOQUIN NIEMANN'S TWITTER PAGE, (Spanish) SAYING:

"Unfortunately I tested positive for the coronavirus and will not be able to play @themasters next week. This tournament means a lot to me, I have very good memories of when I played it as LAAC (Latin America Amateur Championship) champion and..."

3. STILL IMAGE FROM CHILEAN GOLFER JAOQUIN NIEMANN'S TWITTER PAGE, (Spanish) SAYING:

"...I'm really disappointed that I can't play this year but will do my best to have a speedy recovery while keeping my family and team healthy."

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4. STILL PHOTO OF JAOQUIN NIEMANN HITTING TEE SHOT DURING OPENING ROUND OF 2018 MASTERS

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5. STILL PHOTO OF NIEMANN HITTING CHIP SHOT DURING PRACTICE ROUND FOR 2018 MASTERS

STORY: Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss next week's Masters at Augusta National, the world number 41 said on Friday.

The 2018 Latin America Amateur champion, who has five top-25 finishes in his last six PGA Tour starts, was due to make his second Masters start next week.

"I have tested positive for coronavirus and unfortunately I will not play ...as a result," Niemann wrote on Twitter.

"This event means a lot to me, and I have had incredible memories playing as the LAAC champion ... I am disappointed but will do everything possible to recover quickly while keeping my family and team safe."

Niemann, who missed the cut at the 2018 Masters, became the first player from Chile to win on the PGA Tour in September 2019 when he triumphed by six shots at A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier.

The Masters, which brings together the world's best golfers in one of the sport's four majors, is typically played in early April but was this year postponed to Nov. 12-15 because of COVID-19 and will be played without spectators.

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