Overview
- Tour officials announced a field update that removed Morikawa and added Putnam for the $20 million Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club.
- No formal reason was given for the withdrawal, though reporting ties it to a lower‑back issue first seen at The Players in March when he grabbed his back after a practice swing.
- Morikawa has mixed recent form, winning at Pebble Beach and then finishing T7 at the Masters and fourth at the RBC Heritage before placing 62nd at Doral last week.
- His status for the PGA Championship at Aronimink is uncertain, and he has said it is hard to trust his body for a full week of tournament play.
- The decision comes as players navigate a packed run‑up to the major, with several stars skipping recent events and Scottie Scheffler warning the stretch is too demanding.