Ryan Fox drar sig ur Players Championship på grund av njursten

PGA Tour-golfaren Ryan Fox drog sig ur The Players Championship på TPC Sawgrass timmar innan sin planerade starttid på torsdagen, med hänvisning till njursten som krävde operation. David Ford ersatte honom i fältet som första reserv. Fox, som kom till veckan i stark form, uttryckte förkrosselse över att missa evenemanget.

Ryan Fox anlände till TPC Sawgrass inför The Players Championship 2026 som en av PGA Tours mest konsekventa spelare. Han hade noterat fyra topp-25-placeringar tidigare under säsongen, tjänat 1,7 miljoner dollar och rankades som nr 44 i världen. Hans senaste resultat inkluderade T24 vid WM Phoenix Open, T24 vid Pebble Beach, T7 vid Genesis Invitational där han tjänade 603 200 dollar, samt T24 vid Arnold Palmer Invitational. Detta placerade honom på 34:e plats i FedExCup-poängen med 287. Statistikmässigt rankades Fox 21:a i Strokes Gained: Total, med en drivingdistans på 314,4 yards (17:a på touren) och 80:a i SG: Approach.  nnDock slog njurstenarna till på tisdagskvällen, vilket tvingade honom att dra sig ur fem timmar innan hans tee-tid 1:18 p.m. ET på torsdagen tillsammans med Chris Kirk och Keegan Bradley. Fox genomgick operationen samma morgon och delade en uppdatering från sin sjukhussäng på Instagram: „Inte riktigt den vecka jag hade planerat här @theplayers. Tyvärr tog några njurstenar kål på mig tisdagskvällen, och sedan fick jag opereras under eftermiddagen. Förkrossad över att missa ett så fantastiskt evenemang, hoppas på en snabb återhämtning och vara tillbaka snart.“  nDavid Ford, första reserven och högst rankad i 2025 PGA Tour University-rankningen, tog Fox plats. Ford delade nyligen 16:e plats vid Puerto Rico Open. John Parry blev nästa reserv för det 123-spelarstora fältet, som fortfarande rymde 45 av världens 50 bästa spelare.  nFox historia vid The Players visade förbättring: T-27 2023, missad cut 2024 och T-20 2025. Fans samlades på sociala medier med kommentarer som „All the best for your recovery, Foxy!“ och „Gutted for you Foxy. Heal well. Sending love to gorgeous Annika too xxx.“ Andra uppmanade till en snabb återhämtning inför The Masters om fem veckor. Trots motgången fortsätter Fox starka säsong.

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Collin Morikawa, a leading contender at The Players Championship, withdrew after completing just one hole due to a back injury. The incident occurred during a practice swing on the 11th tee at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on March 12, 2026. Morikawa expressed frustration, noting he felt fine during warm-up but recognized the familiar pain immediately.

Rory McIlroy, the defending champion, has delayed his arrival at TPC Sawgrass for The Players Championship until Wednesday at the earliest due to a persistent back injury that forced his withdrawal from last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational. He is undergoing treatment in South Florida, leaving his status for Thursday's opening round uncertain.

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Rory McIlroy has described himself as a game-time decision for the first round of the 2026 Players Championship due to a back injury sustained last week. The world number one withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational after experiencing spasms during a warmup and has been undergoing rehabilitation. He arrived at TPC Sawgrass on Wednesday for a practice session, reporting improvement but taking his status hour by hour.

Brooks Koepka shot a 3-over 74 in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, struggling late to tie for 100th at PGA National. Will Zalatoris withdrew just before his tee time due to a left ankle injury, replaced by Ben Silverman. Austin Smotherman leads after six straight birdies.

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Following the field announcement, the PGA Tour has revealed the marquee groupings for the first two rounds of the 2026 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Defending champion Rory McIlroy tees off with Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama, while world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler joins Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood. McIlroy withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational due to a back injury but is expected to be fit.

The 2026 Players Championship, golf's unofficial fifth major, begins Thursday, March 12, at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with a record $25 million purse and a 123-player field including 46 of the top 50 in the world. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler enters as the +480 betting favorite after back-to-back wins in 2023 and 2024, while defending 2025 champion Rory McIlroy is a game-time decision due to back spasms that led to his Arnold Palmer Invitational withdrawal and skipping practice rounds (+1800 odds).

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Former Masters champion Adam Scott has withdrawn from the Cognizant Classic, the latest PGA Tour event set to begin on February 26, 2026, in the Palm Beaches. He is replaced by Chan Kim, joining other withdrawals including Ben Griffin, Patrick Rodgers, and Jacob Bridgeman. Late additions to the field include Jackson Suber, Lanto Griffin, Brandt Snedeker, and Harry Higgs.

 

 

 

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