PGA Tour star Patrick Cantlay forced out of John Deere Classic

Patrick Cantlay has been forced to withdraw from this week's John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour through injury.

Cantlay, 32, was installed by the bookmakers as a clear 9/1 tournament favourite on Monday morning.

He was also due to speak with the media on Wednesday afternoon following the Pro-Am. 

But the World No.8 officially withdrew his name from the list on Monday afternoon.

He confirmed on his social media accounts that he sustained an injury while training for the John Deere Classic.

Cantlay is now hoping he will be able to participate in next week's Scottish Open and also the following week at The Open. 

Cantlay has never played in the John Deere Classic. 

He also WD on the Monday of this tournament back in 2017. 

Cantlay has been replaced in this week's field by Scotland's Russell Knox. 

It now means Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka and Sungjae Im will start the week as joint tournament-favourites at 16/1. 

Cantlay has incredibly not won on the PGA Tour since August 2022. 

He has only had four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour so far in 2024.

But two of them have come in his last two starts with credible ties for third at the US Open and fifth at the Travelers Championship.