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Mon 04 Apr 2003Dane Bjorn pulls out of US MastersDenmark's Thomas Bjorn has pulled out of this week's U.S. Masters for family reasons, the tournament's official website reported today.The withdrawal of Bjorn, whose wife recently gave birth to twins, reduced the field for the year's first major to 93 players.