Five of the top 30 players in the world will be among the limited field at the Quicken Loans National, which begins play Thursday at the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farms in Potomac, Md.
While Americans Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas and Patrick Reed will be participating, one player who won’t be on site is Tiger Woods. The 14-time major champion helped found this event 11 years ago and his foundation runs this tournament.
Woods confirmed earlier this week that he won’t be in attendance after announcing last week that he is receiving treatment to manage his medications for dealing with back pain and a sleep disorder.