2023 Fortinet Championship: Field and Injury update

Modified Sep 11, 2023 15:51 GMT

Fortinet Championship - Final Round — Who is included in the Fortinet Championship field?

The 2023 Fortinet Championship is coming up this weekend on September 14 and will last through September 17. Some of the world's best golfers will be present in the field and it should be an excellent competition. The field is full, with more than a few talented golfers making appearances. Here is a list of everyone involved:

Who is in the 2023 Fortinet Championship?

There are various ways to qualify. For example, Justin Thomas is in thanks to a victory in the PGA Championship. This granted him a five-year exemption, and now he's playing once again.

THE PLAYERS Championship winner Webb Simpson was also granted the same five-year exemption. Kevin Kisner (winner of World Golf Championships Event) and Max Homa (winner of Genesis Invitational) are in on three-year exemptions.

The following players are in for winning a PGA Tour tournament:

Akshay Bhatia
Cameron Champ
Stewart Cink
Joel Dahmen
Cam Davis
Tyler Duncan
Nico Echavarria
Brian Gay
Lanto Griffin
Nick Hardy
Lucas Herbert
Jim Herman
Garrick Higgo
Mackenzie Hughes
Matt Kuchar
Martin Laird
Andrew Landry
K.H. Lee
Luke List
Chad Ramey
Chez Reavie
J.J. Spaun
Robert Streb
Brendon Todd
Erik van Rooyen
Richy Werenski
Jason Dufner
Zach Johnson
Ryan Moore
Jimmy Walker.

Tom Johnson is in via PGA Section Champion. Past champion Kevin Tway has also earned a spot. Those who finished in the top 30 in FedEx points in the previous season are included. So, Sahith Theegala and Scott Stallings are here as well.

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Yuxin Lin withdrew, allowing Devon Bling to receive his sponsor exemption. Following that, Hayden Springer and Preston Summerhays were both added to the deep field thanks to sponsor exemptions as well. Kevin Stadler and D.J. Trahan were already included via this method.

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Fred Biondi, Morgan Deneen and Chase Sienkiewicz also earned entry through unrestricted sponsorship exemptions. The following players have been granted entry based on their top 125 ranking in last year's FedEx Cup:

Andrew Putnam
Taylor Pendrith
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Troy Merritt
Alex Noren
Beau Hossler
Matthew NeSmith
Adam Long
Dylan Frittelli
Ryan Palmer
David Lipsky
Stephan Jaeger
Russell Knox
Kevin Streelman
Mark Hubbard
Peter Malnati
C.T. Pan
Sam Ryder
Vince Whaley
Nate Lashley
James Hahn
Greyson Sigg
Scott Piercy
Callum Tarren
Max McGreevy
Chesson Hadley
Nick Watney
Doug Ghim
Matthias Schwab
Patton Kizzire
Kramer Hickok
Austin Smotherman
Justin Lower
Doc Redman
Kelly Kraft.

Zac Blair and J.B. Holmes were granted major medical exemptions. Justin Suh secured his spot in the Fortinet Championship by winning three tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Justin Suh pictured in the Fortinet Championship

Golfers who have earned their spots as Korn Ferry Tour graduates include the following:

Eric Cole
Taylor Montgomery
Austin Eckroat
Samuel Stevens
Ben Taylor
Davis Thompson
S.H. Kim
Harry Hall
Robby Shelton
Will Gordon
Kevin Yu
Ben Martin
Carson Young
Tyson Alexander
M.J. Daffue
Zecheng Dou
Harrison Endycott
Paul Haley II
Henrik Norlander
Ryan Armour
Carl Yuan
Tano Goya
Trevor Cone
Brice Garnett
Brent Grant
Augusto Núñez
Austin Cook
Matti Schmid
Kevin Roy
Trevor Werbylo
Scott Harrington
Brandon Matthews
Brian Stuard
Kyle Westmoreland
Michael Gligic.

Players ranked from 126 to 150 in last year's FedEx Cup have also made it in. They include Andrew Novak, Dylan Wu, Harry Higgs, Cameron Percy, Charley Hoffman, Jonathan Byrd, Martin Trainer, Satoshi Kodaira and Hank Lebioda.

The Fortinet Championship also features these golfers: