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$66 million golfer suddenly withdraws from the Wyndham Championship.<\/p>\n
The field at the Wyndham Championship is getting thinner<\/a>. Another PGA Tour winner has decided to exit.<\/p>\n Patrick Cantlay is out of the Wyndham Championship. PGA Tour Communications confirmed<\/a> the withdrawal Monday. Ben Silverman takes his spot in the field at Sedgefield Country Club.<\/p>\n The move caught fans off guard. Cantlay has earned more than $66 million in official PGA Tour money over a career that includes eight Tour titles and a FedExCup championship in 2021. He was one of this week\u2019s betting favorites<\/a>.<\/p>\n He also entered the week firmly inside the FedExCup\u2019s top 50. That status made him a lock for the BMW Championship and next year\u2019s signature events, regardless of what happens in Greensboro this week. It just didn\u2019t make him a lock to tee it up.<\/p>\n PGA Tour Communications gave no reason for the withdrawal.<\/p>\n Patrick Cantlay Was Close to A Ninth Trophy GettyPatrick Cantlay crosses the bridge on the 17th hole during the third round of the Rocket Classic 2026.<\/p>\n Cantlay\u2019s decision comes after one of his stronger stretches in years. He tied for seventh at the Valspar Championship. He tied for eighth at the RBC Heritage. He added a tie for 10th at the Truist Championship.<\/p>\n Then came last week\u2019s Rocket Classic. Cantlay shared the 36-hole lead with Cameron Young<\/a> and Patrick Fishburn after back-to-back rounds in the mid-60s.<\/p>\n Sunday didn\u2019t match the setup. Cantlay bogeyed the par-4 seventh. He then played it safe off the tee on the drivable eighth, laying up with an iron instead of attacking the green as most of the field did. He made a routine par and closed with a tie for eighth.<\/p>\n He hasn\u2019t won since the 2022 BMW Championship. That\u2019s nearly four years without a trophy for a player who once ruled the FedExCup.<\/p>\n Patrick Cantlay\u2019s Exit Came Along With Multiple Other Field Updates GettyBlades Brown walks to the third tee during the third round of the Utah Championship.<\/p>\n The Tour didn\u2019t just subtract names this week. It added several.<\/p>\n Four players earned their way in through Monday\u2019s open qualifier. Luke List, William McGirt, Keenan Huskey and Lorenzo Rodriguez.<\/p>\n Blades Brown and Ben Kohles got in on their own number, meaning their spots came from their standing in the Tour\u2019s priority ranking rather than from another player\u2019s withdrawal.<\/p>\n Brown has spent the summer chasing status on both the PGA Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour since turning pro.<\/p>\n Camilo Villegas and Hayden Springer rounded out the field on sponsor exemptions. Villegas, the 2008 Tour Championship winner, is well past his prime days as a top-10 player but remains a recognizable name at Sedgefield. Springer has bounced between the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour most of the season.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDibyendu Mondal<\/a> Dibyendu Mondal is a contributor for Heavy Sports with special focus on golf, football, basketball and soccer. With more than two years of experience, he has managed to reach close to 7 million people through his writing. He previously worked as a contributor for Athlon Sports and Sportskeeda. More about Dibyendu Mondal<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty $66 million golfer suddenly withdraws from the Wyndham Championship. 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