Three players have withdrawn from the American Express in La Quinta, California, according to the PGA Tour.
Luke Clanton, who was 2 under par after Round 1 play on La Quinta Country Club Thursday, withdrew before competition began Friday.
Rico Hoey, the No. 71-ranked golfer in the world, has also left the second tournament of the PGA Tour season early.
Both left the Tour’s second tournament of the 2026 season due to illness.
Nick Dunlap, who won the 2024 AmEx as an amateur, also withdrew after completing Round 2 play Friday. Dunlap shot 74 at La Quinta Country Club, leaving him 7 over on the week.
Nick Dunlap (injury) WD after his second round at The American Express.
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) January 23, 2026
Hoey, who withdrew during Round 2 play Friday, was 1 over par through the first nine holes at La Quinta Country Club. He finished 5 over par on the Pete Dye Stadium Course Thursday.
Hoey finished T-50 at last week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. Clanton did not survive the cut at Wai’alae.
