{"id":636106,"date":"2026-04-29T09:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636106\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:35:08","slug":"patrick-cantlay-withdraws-from-cadillac-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636106\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Cantlay Withdraws From Cadillac Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cadillac Championship<\/a> suffered another blow to the strength of the field as Patrick Cantlay withdrew from the event at Trump National Doral due to illness.<\/p>\n

Cantlay is the latest big name to miss the Cadillac Championship<\/a>, which sees the return of Trump National Doral<\/a> to the PGA Tour for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n

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The 34-year-old joins the likes of Rory McIlroy<\/a>, Matt Fitzpatrick<\/a>, Xander Schauffele<\/a>, Robert MacIntyre \u200band Ludvig Aberg all missing the event in Miami.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cantlay is replaced in the field by Michael Thorbjornsen, who will play alongside Canadian Corey Conners in the first two rounds – starting at 1.30 pm ET on Thursday.<\/p>\n

It also raises the hopes of Brooks Koepka<\/a> getting a late spot in the field, as he’s now the second alternate for the tournament and will be keeping a keen on the news from Doral.<\/p>\n

It’s another blow to the Cadillac Championship, the fifth PGA Tour Signature Event<\/a> of the season, which still does have World No.1 Scottie Scheffler<\/a> leading the field.<\/p>\n

Despite the $20m prize fund, many of the world’s top golfers are skipping the event, which has led to questions about holding Signature Events back-to-back right before the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n

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In total there’s three Signature Events in between The Masters and PGA Championship, with the Truist Championship coming up next week and seen by some as a better prep for Aronimink.<\/p>\n

Before his withdrawal, Cantlay was one of the marquee names willing to tee it up to build on his promising form, which saw him finish eighth at the RBC Heritage a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n

The World No.32 also tied for 12th at Augusta National and finished seventh at the Valspar as he showed some signs of getting back to his best.<\/p>\n

Tuesday field update for the Cadillac Championship:Patrick Cantlay – WDMichael Thorbjornsen – INApril 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

His withdrawal is good news for former Stanford star Thorbjornsen though, who was originally in the field but was knocked out as a result of Alex Fitzpatrick getting in for winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans<\/a> alongside brother Matthew on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Thorbjornsen was in the mix at The Players Championship before finishing T22 and looks to be ready to make a big leap forward this season as he chases a maiden PGA Tour victory.<\/p>\n