The Truist Championship is missing one of the game’s stars heading into the final two rounds. Ahead of the third round, the PGA Tour announced that one significant golfer was withdrawing from the tournament.
Keith Mitchell had an epic start to the Truist Championship sitting at 12-under through the first two rounds. Shane Lowry gained ground on Mitchell and now has a one shot deficit to make up heading into moving day.
“Keith Mitchell posts 61 to take the first-round lead at the Truist Championship,” the PGA Tour noted on Friday. “It marks Mitchell’s career-low 18-hole score on TOUR and his third first-round lead/co-lead on TOUR this season, the most of any player.”
One golfer who will not be attempting to chase down Mitchell and Lowry is Justin Rose. Weeks after competing in a Masters playoff against Rory McIlroy, Rose has withdrawn from the Truist Championship with an illness.
An historic game for my local football team @OfficialShots this Sunday as they play in the Isuzu FA Trophy Final at Wembley.
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— Justin ROSE (@JustinRose99) May 8, 2025
“Justin Rose WD prior to the start of the third round of the Truist Championship (illness),” the PGA Tour revealed on X on Saturday.
Rose joins Jason Day as notable golfers who have withdrawn from the tournament. There is a major difference in that Day withdrew prior to the start of the tournament, while Rose shot a 70 followed by a 77 in the first two rounds,
The golfer has put together a stellar career, earning $68.9 million and notching 11 PGA Tour victories. This includes the 2013 U.S. Open, and now Rose will look to recover as the golfer attempts to secure another major at next week’s PGA Championship.
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