Justin Thomas withdraws from 2019 PGA Championship

Justin Thomas withdraws from 2019 PGA Championship

Justin Thomas pulled back from the 2019 PGA Championship on Monday because of wrist damage that likewise kept him out of the Wells Fargo Championship prior this month. Justin Thomas, the 2017 PGA Championship victor, completed T12 at the Masters, which is the last competition he played this season. He had four top 10s in five occasions to begin 2019. 

"Shockingly, I will pull back from the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black this week as my wrist isn't yet completely mended," Justin Thomas said in an announcement discharged on Twitter. "Clearly, as a past victor, this competition is additional uncommon to me. It reliably has the most grounded field in golf and I'm disillusioned to not be among those contending this year, however, I'm idealistic about an arrival sooner rather than later." 

Justin Thomas was one of the bunch of top picks at Bethpage Black this week, as he ought to have been. Just five golfers have beaten him in the last two PGAs, and he completed T10 at the 2016 Barclays at Bethpage. Actually, he presumably ought to have been much higher up the rundown of oddsmakers' top picks. 

Damage like this keeping someone like Thomas out of a noteworthy ought to be paid attention to with respect to what's to come. There are not many golfers (assuming any) who hunger for the challenge of a noteworthy title and want those four trophies more than Thomas, particularly at a course where he's had accomplishment previously and competition he's traveled at the last two seasons. 

In spite of the fact that he hauled out of Quail Hollow (where he really won the 2017 PGA Championship) two weeks back, there didn't appear to be a huge amount of cause for worry as it was attempted to be preventative and different golfers were unwinding and going on vacation between the initial two majors of 2019. Presently there is absolutely cause for worry as the remainder of Thomas' 2019 noteworthy slate (in any event) appears open to question. 

Justin Thomas is as of now positioned No. 5 on the planet, and starting at now, he will be the main top 100 players in the Official World Golf Rankings not in participation at Bethpage. He's additionally one of only three golfers on the PGA Tour averaging more than 2.0 strokes picked up per round on the field this season, an accomplishment he imparts to Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson. His last win was at the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. 

Kelly Kraft of Dallas, Texas, will take Justin Thomas' spot in the field, the PGA reported Monday.