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Aaron Wise announces he’s withdrawing from the Masters to focus on mental health

On his story, he typed a note: “This hurts, but it’s needed. See you all soon.”

Aaron Wise’s second Masters appearance will have to wait.

The 26-year-old announced Friday on his Instagram page he was withdrawing from the 2023 Masters to focus on his mental health. On his story, he typed a note to describe his decision with the caption ‘This hurts, but it’s needed. See you all soon.’

“Regretfully I am withdrawing from The Masters. Golf is just as much a mental game as it is one of physical skill, and the mental piece of it has been a struggle for me recently. I don’t take the significance of playing at Augusta lightly, but know that I need to take some time away to focus on my mental health so I can get back to competing at a level I am proud of.”

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A post from Aaron Wise’s instagram story describing why he’s withdrawing from the Masters.

Wise has made the cut in seven of his 11 starts this year, but he has missed the cut in four of his last six starts. He finished sixth at the CJ Cup in October.

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He has one PGA Tour win, coming at the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson.

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World No. 1 Jon Rahm withdraws from the Players Championship before second round

Rahm opened with a 1-under 71 on Thursday.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — World No. 1 Jon Rahm withdrew from the Players Championship citing stomach illness ahead of the second round.

Rahm, 28, has been on an absolute tear this year, winning three times in his seven starts on the PGA Tour and rising to World No. 1 with a victory at the Genesis Invitational last month. Last week, the Spaniard had his worst result of the season finishing T-39 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, his first finish outside the top 8 since the Tour Championship in August.

Rahm opened with a 1-under 71 on Thursday at TPC Stadium Course. He warmed up on Friday but determined he was unable to go ahead of his scheduled 12:56 p.m. ET tee time alongside No. 2-ranked Scottie Scheffler and No. 3 Rory Mcilroy. There are scenarios based on their finishes where both Scheffler and McIlroy can supplant Rahm as World No. 1.

It also marks the end of Rahm’s Tour-leading streak of making the 36-hole cut at 25 events, dating to the Fortinet Championship in September 2021. Xander Schauffele, who posted a 36-hole aggregate of 1-over 145, is in line to make his 19th straight cut and take over the lead for the longest streak.

Rahm previously withdrew just once in his career when he was the 54-hole leader of the Memorial but was forced to pull out after testing positive with COVID-19.

 

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Nine golfers withdrew from 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after Saturday’s weather delay

In all, 15 golfers have withdrawn from the Pro-Am.

It’s been a challenging week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the Monterey Peninsula and the leaderboard has been filling up with withdrawals.

Before his Thursday round started, Philip Knowles was the first of 15 WDs of the week. He was replaced in the field by Jonas Blixt.

During the first round, Justin Suh WD’d due to a shoulder injury. Prior to Friday’s second round, Cameron Percy withdrew.

Weather started rolling in Friday and the wind really picked up Saturday. Third round tee times were moved up an hour and the high winds eventually forced the suspension of play, guaranteeing a Monday finish.

During the third round, Maverick McNealy WD’d, citing a left shoulder injury.

Sunday morning, the PGA Tour announced that nine more golfers were calling it a week at Pebble, including two – Will Gordon and Carson Young – who are on the list for the Monday qualifier for the WM Phoenix Open at McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale.

Gordon shot a 69 on Pebble Beach Golf Links on Thursday despite a triple-bogey 8 on the 18th hole. He was 4 over through 15 in the third round. Young shot 69-77 and was 2 over with four holes to go in his third round before calling it.

In all, 15 golfers have withdrawn from the Pro-Am.

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RSM Classic tournament host Davis Love III withdraws with injury

Love withdrew from the tournament before play began, citing a left wrist injury.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Tournament host Davis Love III pulled out of his own tournament on Thursday.

The 58-year-old Love, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, was expected to make his 788th PGA Tour start this week at the RSM Classic. But he withdrew from the tournament before play began, citing a left wrist injury. He had made the cut six times in 12 previous appearances in the tournament, with a T-4 in 2012.

Scott Brown was the benefactor of Love’s decision not to play. Brown teed off at 9:20 a.m. ET on the Plantation Course with Cameron Champ and Sahith Theegala.

Love, winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including the 1997 PGA Championship, is the unofficial mayor of this barrier island, and will still be involved in tournament activities including the trophy presentation on Sunday. The Davis Love Foundation is the tournament’s main benefactor.

Anders Alberts also withdrew from the tournament due to a back injury, but there were no more alternates on site to take his spot so the field size has been reduced to 155.

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A few days after his fifth PGA Tour win, Tony Finau withdraws from 2022 RSM Classic

This would have been Finau’s second RSM Classic appearance.

On Sunday, Tony Finau claimed his fifth PGA Tour victory and his third win since late July 2022. To say he’s in great form is an understatement.

Coming into the week, Finau was the betting favorite (+900) for the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Georgia, and was hoping to earn back-to-back wins for the second time in 2022.

However, he’s no longer in the field.

Finau withdrew from the RSM, citing an injury, and was replaced by Kevin Chappell.

This is the final Tour event of 2022, but we’ll see Finau in December at Tiger Woods’ Hero World Challenge in Albany, The Bahamas.

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Sergio Garcia withdraws from BMW PGA Championship, shows up on field at Texas-Alabama game

Garcia’s withdraw may raise some eyebrows.

Sergio Garcia withdrew from the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in Surrey, England, it was announced Saturday. There was no official reason given for Garcia’s withdrawal.

He finished his opening round Thursday, shooting a 4-over 76. Friday’s second round was postponed a day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the tournament was reduced to 54 holes.

Yet Garcia apparently was satisfied with playing only 18.

Before kickoff of the Alabama at Texas college football game in Austin, Fox Sports cameras captured Garcia, the 2017 Masters winner and his wife, Angela, with 2022 Masters winner Scottie Scheffler, and his wife, Meredith, on the field before the game. Garcia’s withdrawal was announced early Saturday morning, and then he was in Austin ahead of the highly-anticipated college football matchup, which kicked off at noon ET Saturday.

Garcia, who’s playing on the LIV Golf series, wasn’t the only one to withdraw. Justin Rose, Ryan Fox and Kristoffer Broberg also pulled out of the event. Nino Bertasio and Andrea Pavan pulled out in the middle of their rounds, as well.

Scheffler, a 2018 Texas grad, received the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award on ESPN’s College GameDay before kickoff.

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Hideki Matsuyama, 11th in FedEx Cup standings, withdraws from FedEx St. Jude Championship

This is Matsuyama’s second WD this season.

Hideki Matsuyama, who is 11th in the FedEx Cup standings, has withdrawn from the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, citing a neck injury.

“I am very disappointed to have to withdraw from this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship,” Matsuyama wrote in a statement, “but I felt it was the best decision to ensure my neck receives the treatment it needs for me to compete in the BMW Championship and Tour Championship.”

Matsuyama, who has two wins this season at the Sony Open and ZOZO Championship, has enough FedEx Cup points and is a lock to make both the BMW Championship (top 70) and Tour Championship (top 30), the second and final events of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He also withdrew earlier this year from the Valero Texas Open with a neck injury.

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Matsuyama has made 15 cuts in 17 appearances this year, but he was also disqualified halfway through the first round of the Memorial Tournament because of an equipment violation.

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Former World No. 1 Jason Day withdraws from Wyndham Championship ahead of second round

This marked the 12th WD of Day’s career, and makes it four straight seasons in which he has withdrawn from at least one tournament.

Former World No. 1 Jason Day withdrew from the Wyndham Championship ahead of the second round, citing illness.

The 34-year-old Australian has plummeted to No. 140 in the world and hasn’t won since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship. He opened the regular-season finale of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup with a 3-under 67 at Sedgefield Golf Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, and entered Friday’s play in a tie for 23rd place, six strokes off the lead held by John Huh.

Day likely will be eligible for next week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, the first of three FedEx Cup Playoff events. Day entered this week at No. 115 in the points list, with the top 125 advancing to the first playoff event.

Day has developed a reputation for withdrawing from tournaments, often due to injury as his body has become increasingly brittle. In the grand scheme of things, illness should be of less concern than a back injury for his ability to tee it up next week. This marked the 12th WD of Day’s career and makes it four straight seasons in which he has withdrawn during at least one tournament. He also withdrew ahead of the John Deere Classic last month with a back injury.

Day, who won the 2015 PGA Championship among his 12 Tour titles, entered the Wyndham Championship having made the cut in seven of his last eight starts. He recorded just one top-10 finish this season, a tie for third at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, while surpassing $50 million in career earnings.

Adam Long also withdrew from the tournament before the second round, citing illness. Brian Gay withdrew following the first round with a wrist injury. He entered the week No. 184 in the FedEx Cup standings, but is fully exempt on Tour next season via his win at the 2020 Bermuda Championship.

Grayson Murray walks off course, WDs from first round of Barbasol Championship, citing back issues

The 2017 winner of the Barbasol Championship wasn’t able to even finish his first round.

What started as a promising day for Grayson Murray ended disappointingly.

During the first round of the 2022 Barbasol Championship at the Champion Trace course at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky, Murray walked off the course and withdrew before finishing his first round Thursday. A tournament official cited back injuries as the reason for Murray’s withdraw.

The decision comes as sort of a surprise, as Murray, who started on the 10th hole, was 5-under thru 6 holes, including an eagle on the par-5 15th. He made birdie on the three holes before, and he made the turn at 5-under.

Then came a collapse, with double bogeys on No. 1 and No. 6. he made bogey on the 5th, which put him back at even par.

Murray hit his tee shot poorly on the par-4 7th, and instead of continuing on, he decided his day was done and withdrew.

Murray won the 2017 Barbasol Championship but hasn’t been able to find the winner’s circle since.

In his previous appearance at the U.S. Open, Murray struggled a little during the final at the Country Club at Brookline, then threw his putter like a tomahawk.

Also, Murray caused controversy earlier this year when he quipped on Twitter that “Kevin Na taking 3 minutes to putt them does get old.”

Na responded: “[You] missing the cut is getting old.”

Murray, 28, stepped away from the Tour last year to deal with personal issues pertaining to alcohol. He has missed the cut in four is his seven starts this calendar year.

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Defending champion Carlos Ortiz withdraws from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open with shoulder injury

Ortiz finished runner-up last week just before his first title defense on Tour.

Carlos Ortiz was running hot heading into his first PGA Tour title defense in this week’s Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open.

Now he’s no longer in the running for his second PGA Tour title.

Ortiz, who finished runner-up to Viktor Hovland in last week’s World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, withdrew Tuesday from the Houston Open with a left shoulder injury.

Ortiz won his first PGA Tour title last year with rounds of 67-68-67-65 at Memorial Park to finish two shots clear of Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama, who won the next two Masters.

Ortiz, 30, told SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio that he was told by doctors on Tuesday to stop playing for at least one month. Ortiz will have an MRI exam. He said he expects to be fully recovered for the start of 2022.

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“Unfortunately, I’ve been battling a left shoulder injury since Japan and after meeting with my doctors this morning, it was recommended that I take the rest of the season off to recover,” Ortiz said in a statement. “This is incredibly disappointing to me as I was looking forward to defending my first PGA Tour title in Texas, my second home. I’m honored to be a champion of this event and I look forward to returning next year.”

Ortiz was forced to withdraw from the Zozo Championship in Japan two weeks ago because of the injury. Last week in Mayakoba, he said his shoulder was “sore,” but he was going to grind through it. He still shot 67-65-67-66 to finish second in his home country.

John Huh replaced Ortiz in the field.

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