Weeks After Citing Fatigue, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler Face a Major Setback Ahead of $20,000,000 Event

The 2023 edition of the Wells Fargo Championship will begin next week, with the PGA Tour unveiling the field for the event. Reigning champion and World no. 7 Max Homa is all set to return to defend the title. Meanwhile, World No. 3 Rory McIlroy, who withdrew from the recently concluded RBC Heritage, will also return to action. However, two big names will be missing from the field when the event kicks off at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club. These two heavyweights are none other than World No. 1 Jon Rahm and World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler, whose absence from the 8th elevated event of the season will leave many feeling disappointed.

Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler will sit out the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship

The first Major of the year saw Jon Rahm clinching his first-ever green jacket at the Augusta National. Days after his win, the Spaniard headed to Hilton Head for the RBC Heritage tournament, where he finished T11. Recently, he also arrived at the Vidanta Vallarta to defend his 2022 Mexico Open title. Amidst it all, Rahm appeared on the Pat McAfee show to share that he would be taking two weeks off post the PGA Tour event in Mexico.

Weeks ago, the 2-time Major winner had talked about feeling exhausted after a bout of inconsistent play during the RBC Heritage tournament. Besides Rahm, World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler had also expressed his fatigue during the event.

Rahm and Scheffler will not be a part of the highly competitive field at the Quail Hollow Club this week. This is also the first skipped designated event for both of them. Two other golfers from the Top 25 who will also not make an appearance due to injury-related struggles are Will Zalatoris and Hideki Matsuyama.

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World no. 3 Rory McIlroy, who missed the last designated event, will be headlining the field for the upcoming event. Per PGA Tour rules, players can miss one designated event but will be penalized if they miss out on more. Four-time Major winner McIlroy had been docked $3 million for skipping his second designated event at Hilton Head.

What is the prize purse for the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship?

Being a designated event on the PGA Tour, the Wells Fargo Championship will boast a star-studded roster of competitors. All the participating golfers will be vying for a share of the $20,000,000 prize purse.

Last year’s prize purse for the event was $9,000,000, with winner Max Homa taking home $1,620,000. After the PGA Tour boosted the purse for the event, the winner’s payout now stands at an incredible $3,600,000. Meanwhile, the runner-up will walk away with $2,180,000, which is significantly higher than Homa’s winnings from last year.

The 2023 Wells Fargo Championship will kick off on May 3rd and will be returning to Charlotte after being played at the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm last year.

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How do you think Rahm and Scheffler’s absence will affect the PGA Tour event? Who are you rooting for to emerge victorious? Let us know in the comments!