8 Golfers Withdrew From Tournament After PGA Championship
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Aaron Rai was the surprise winner of the PGA Championship after a dominant final two rounds of the second major title of the year, going eight-under on the weekend en route to a three-shot victory over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley.
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Following his well-earned first career major title, Rai opted to withdraw from the CJ Cup Byron Nelson this weekend. While he celebrates the massive victory, seven other golfers also decided to drop out of the tournament following the PGA Championship.
On Saturday, May 16 Nicolai Hojgaard and Marco Penge withdrew from the tournament, opening the door for Noah Goodwin and Cameron Champ. Just a day later, Michael Kim and Webb Simpson withdrew from the tournament as Trey Mullinax and Will Gordon got the call to enter the tournament.
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Mullinax opted to immediately withdraw from the tournament, giving Luke List a spot. On Monday, May 18, Aldrich Potgieter, Andrew Putnam and Rai all withdrew, opening the door for Jonathan Byrd, Austin Cook and Seung-yul Noh.
Field updates for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson:
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) May 18, 2026
Saturday, May 16⁰Nicolai Højgaard WD / Noah Goodwin IN⁰Marco Penge WD / Cameron Champ IN
Sunday, May 17⁰Michael Kim WD / Will Gordon IN⁰Webb Simpson WD / Trey Mullinax IN⁰Trey Mullinax WD / Luke List IN
Monday, May 18⁰Aldrich… pic.twitter.com/Z4NlcoMPLx
With Brooks Koepka back on the PGA Tour, the field was also expanded to ensure threesomes for every group, which allowed Scott Piercy and Ryan Palmer to enter the event. Greg Gregory, Nathan Petronzio, Alex Huang and Ronin Banerjee were all open qualifiers for the event as well.
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