Australia's Jason Day will take his place in the Masters, his manager confirms.
Day, 26, has been nursing a thumb injury and a back strain since winning the WGC-Match Play Championship in February.
He will head to the year's first major having not played a professional stroke-play event in more than two months, but his manager Ian Davis said that will not stop him chasing an elusive Masters title.
Day finished tied for second in 2011 and was third behind compatriot Adam Scott last year.
"I spoke to Jason last week. There's no doubt he'll be there,'' Davis said.
"There's no reason to believe he won't.
"It's been an incredible journey from where Jason started, to what he's done and what's in front of him.
"It's very exciting.''
Day arrived at Augusta on Wednesday.
Tiger Woods withdrew because of his persistent back problem.