PGA Tour Golfer Withdraws From Travelers Championship
PGA Tour Golfer Withdraws From Travelers Championship originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Travelers Championship is set to tee off on Thursday with a star-studded player list including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and others. But one player will be missing his shot at that $20 million purse.
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Canadian golfer Corey Conners has withdrawn from the event, PGA Tour officials announced Tuesday, with his spot in the field filled by Jhonattan Vegas. Conners, a two‑time PGA Tour winner, is still recovering from a right wrist injury that also sidelined him at last week's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.
Conners originally injured the wrist during Thursday's opening round of the U.S. Open when his club struck a television cable while playing from a bunker. He aggravated the injury again on Saturday's third round and withdrew just hours before his scheduled tee time alongside Ryan Fox.
Corey Conners hits his tee shot on 18 during the second round.© Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images
His playing partner Michael Kim took to X (formerly Twitter) to describe what happened. 'Corey Conners deserves a full page on his own today,' Kim wrote. 'He was obviously in some pain as soon as he hit [that bunker shot] and I didn't think he'd play more honestly'.
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Despite the setback, Conners has enjoyed a strong 2025 campaign. Through 16 starts, he has recorded five top‑10 finishes and currently sits tenth in the FedEx Cup standings. At last year's Travelers Championship, he fired back‑to‑back 66s over the weekend to finish in a tie for 27th, one spot ahead of his T9 effort in 2023.
Now 33, Conners will focus on rehabilitation with an eye toward returning to competition at next week's Rocket Mortgage Classic. His replacement, Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas, will make his first start in the Signature Event.
Related: PGA Tour Had No Words for Scottie Scheffler and Son Bennett Moment
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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