Overview
- PGA TOUR Communications confirmed Keith Mitchell, Robert MacIntyre and Sudarshan Yellamaraju withdrew, with Doug Ghim, Andrew Putnam and Kris Ventura added to the field.
- The Valspar Championship opens Thursday at Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida, with a $9.1 million purse.
- Reasons for the exits were not fully detailed; MacIntyre, who finished solo fourth at TPC Sawgrass, described his week there as stressful.
- Yellamaraju, a surprise T5 at The Players, earned $925,000, a sizable portion of his career PGA Tour winnings, before opting out Monday.
- Despite the changes, previews list Xander Schauffele, defending champion Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick and Brooks Koepka among those set to compete, with sponsor exemptions to Adam Hadwin, Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker.