Jason Dufner Withdraws From PGA Championship

Dufner, who won the PGA Championship at this year’s venue, Oak Hill Country Club, is no longer a part of the field.

Jason Dufner, the winner of the 2013 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, has withdrawn from the 2023 tournament, which returns to the Rochester, N.Y. venue next week. 

Dufner has yet to give a reason for his withdrawal from the PGA Championship field. He was replaced by David Lingmerth of Sweden. 

Next week’s tournament marks the 10 year anniversary of Dufner’s sole major championship victory. The 46-year-old has won four other times on the PGA Tour, at the 2012 Zurich Classic, the 2012 Byron Nelson Championship, the 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge and the 2017 Memorial Tournament. 

An eagle and PGA Championship record 63 in round 2. Jason Dufner took control & never looked back at Oak Hill in 2013. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/ubNyqJW4rZ

— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 12, 2023

Dufner’s last three starts on the PGA Tour included three consecutive missed cuts. His best finish so far in 2023 was a T32 at the WM Phoenix Open in February, which he played as a sponsor’s exemption. 

Three other past PGA champions also withdrew from the field earlier this week, including LIV Golf member Martin Kaymer, three-time major champion Vijay Singh and Hall of Famer Davis Love III. Kaymer won in 2010 at Whistling Straits, Singh won in 1998 at Sahalee Country Club and Love won in 1997 at Winged Foot Country Club.