Jake Knapp has withdrawn from the PGA Championship at Aronimink due to a thumb sprain, the second major of the season. Tom Hoge will replace him in the field, which includes Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Jordan Spieth.
Knapp, whose only PGA Tour victory came at the 2024 Mexico Open, also withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this season due to illness. He is expected to return at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson after the PGA Championship.
Hoge, a one-time PGA Tour winner, will be seeking his first major title. The PGA Championship returns to the Philadelphia area for the first time since 2013, and Aronimink last hosted the event in 1962 when Gary Player won.
Jordan Spieth, a 13-time PGA Tour winner, is aiming to complete the career Grand Slam by winning the PGA Championship for the first time. He finished runner-up in 2015. 'It would be amazing, right, because it's just a very, very short list in history,' Spieth said.
Rory McIlroy, a two-time PGA Championship winner, downplayed concerns after being seen limping at the Truist Championship, attributing it to a blister on his toe. He said, 'I've got a blister on my pinky toe on my right foot... but I'll be all right.'
