Donald Trump hit with setback as PGA Tour star | Golf News

Patrick Cantlay shall be absent when the PGA Tour makes its much-anticipated return to Trump National Doral.

The news is a setback for Donald Trump, with a number of other superstars also lacking the event. On Tuesday, Cantlay confirmed his withdrawal from the Cadillac Championship due to sickness. The 34-year-old joins a prolonged listing of distinguished gamers skipping the Signature Event in Miami, including Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Ludvig Aberg and Robert MacIntyre.

If healthy, Cantlay would have been among the main contenders to declare the Cadillac Championship title — along with the $3.6 million winner’s share from the $20 million purse.

The former FedEx Cup champion has been performing strongly lately, making 7-of-9 cuts this season and posting T7th, T12th and T8th finishes in his earlier three tournaments.

Michael Thorbjornsen will change Cantlay in the lineup, having made 8-of-11 cuts and recorded 5 top-25 outcomes during the 2026 marketing campaign.

This 12 months’s Cadillac Championship represents the first event in a decade that Trump National Doral will host a PGA Tour competitors. The demanding Blue Monster course has been home to skilled golf for more than 50 years, internet hosting the Doral Open (1962–2006) and the WGC-Cadillac Championship (2007–2016). It’s hardly stunning that Cantlay is experiencing fatigue at this juncture in the season, which options a relentless six-week stretch from the Masters and the PGA Championship.

Between the 2 majors are three signature occasions – the RBC Heritage, the Cadillac Championship and the Truist Championship – along with stops at some of the nation’s most demanding programs, including Trump National Doral and Quail Hollow.

“Yeah, it’s a busy stretch,” Cantlay told reporters at the RBC Heritage. “There’s a lot of big tournaments throughout the year, so it’s no surprise that at one part of the year it’s a little congested. Hopefully, my game is rounding into form at a busy time, at an important time of the year.”

Justin Thomas, meanwhile, expressed little enthusiasm about going through tough programs heading into majors.

“It’s tough,” the two-time major winner conceded. “I mean, it’s not how I would prefer to draw it up, I would say. I think especially when it comes to majors, because majors are, the season is important.

“Going to very tough programs into a major I do not assume might be how it will be drawn up for a lot of guys.”