Dylan Frittelli withdraws from 2023 Memorial Tournament after shooting 15 over in his first 14 holes

DUBLIN, Ohio – Dylan Frittelli’s struggles on the PGA Tour continue.

The 32-year-old South African withdrew from the 2023 Memorial Tournament on Thursday after playing 14 holes in 15-over par at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Frittelli cited illness as the reason for his early departure.

Frittelli is in the midst of a slump – he’s missed seven cuts and withdrawn twice in his 11 starts. The former Texas Longhorn has missed the cuts in his last four starts and seemed well on his way to extending that streak to five when he pulled the plug on his round.

Frittelli got off to a modest start and was 1 over early in his round after sticking his approach to 7 feet at No. 6 and making his lone birdie of the day. But his round began to unravel soon thereafter. A bogey at the par-5 seventh hole started the slide and he finished the front nine with a double-bogey six. Then the wheels really came off: back-to-back triple bogeys at Nos. 10 and 11, and double bogeys at Nos. 12 and 14 were sandwiched around a bogey at 13.

Frittelli also withdrew from the RBC Heritage in April after shooting an opening-round 80.

Frittelli won the 2019 John Deere Classic. He entered the week No. 138 in the FedEx Cup point standings.