Jay Monahan’s PGA Tour in Trouble Again as Mysterious WDs Threatens to Ruin $9 Million Event

Fans were expecting top players to participate with high hopes for the next PGA Tour event, i.e., the Farmers Insurance Open.

However, there has been a shock wave that spread after the news of Xander Schauffele withdrawing from the event. The news came in on January 18th, 2025, a few days before the event where his team cited a medical issue as the reason for withdrawing. It was a huge shock as the World No. 2 has been featured at the event for the last 9 years.

But what’s more shocking for the PGA Tour’s fourth calendar event is the addition to the withdrawal list. The 156 players list, a day after the news of Schauffele, saw more players withdrawing from the tournament.

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As per the post shared by PGA Tour Communication on X, it reshaped the list of players, while writing the names of players missing out and joining in as replacements. The list included the 2024 edition runner-up who missed the title with a stroke difference to Matthieu Pavon, i.e., Nicolai Hojgaard was among the top picks for fans based on his previous year’s performance.

Apart from him, Collin Morikawa, who failed to qualify last year at the Farmers Insurance Open, started strongly to change it. He was runner-up at his first appearance of the season, which was the Sentry 2025. However, unfortunately, this year too he will not be in the top rankers. The three-name list of players withdrawing also had Tyler McCumber, who was struggling with injuries and was away from the course for the last 2 years. He participated in two events in 2024, out of which he missed a cut in one and withdrew from one.

Now to make up the full-field event, Hayden Springer is coming in as a replacement for Nicolai Hojgaard. Hayden recorded a T33 finish last year while having 4 top 10s in the entire season. Along with him, Wesley Bryan, and S.H. Kim will be joining in as replacements at the Torrey Pines Golf Course. Even though some of the top names have withdrawn, there is still a great list of players whom fans should not miss teeing off live.

Besides the long list of players, there are some promising names that fans would be delighted to see. At the top, is the Sentry winner with the lowest recorded total, Hideki Matsuyama. The record-breaking start of the year for the golfer is expected to continue and fans are eager to see him break more records.

Along with the recent champion, Ludvig Aberg will also be contesting at the event. He has been among the favorites with his consistent performance. Last year he had 3 runner-up finishes and 6 top 10s, additionally. Even the first event of this season saw him deliver a great performance with which he recorded a T5 finish. Further on the list of players, two 6-time PGA Tour title winners Max Homa and Tony Finau are also part of the roster.

Even though some top names have withdrawn, there are still many prominent names that might get a record added under their name this season.