First WD from PGA Championship comes as a surprise to precisely nobody

PGA Tour pro Patton Kizzire became the first player to seemingly withdraw in a huff after making a dreadful start to the second round of the PGA Championship.

Kizzire hit the headlines earlier in the season when he decided to dropkick his putter across the green during the first round of the Valspar Championship. 

The American promptly withdrew from the tournament after the extraordinary outburst and later apologised over what transpired. 

Kizzire said that he was simply going through a tough time after enduring a simply nightmare start to the season. 

He was referencing the fact that before the Valspar he had missed six cuts in a row. 

Kizzire walked out of the PGA Championship on Friday morning citing an injury. 

Golf fans on social media weren't convinced given his shocking start.

Kizzire fired an opening 3-over 74 in round one and faced an uphill battle to make the 36-hole cut.

The top 70 players and ties make it through to the weekend of the second men's major of the year at Quail Hollow.

His second round got off to a terrible start and by the time he reached the par-4 fifth hole he was already 5-over for the day following one double bogey and three bogeys.

Kizzire ploughed on but withdrew after playing the 10th hole with his score at 9-over for the championship. 

After shaking hands with his playing partners Matt McCarty and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Kizzire was listed as having withdrawn with an unspecified injury. 

The PGA Tour's communications department did not clarify what prompted the withdrawal. 

Who is Patton Kizzire?

Kizzire is a three-time PGA Tour winner. 

The 39-year-old last victory arrived at the 2024 Procore Championship. 

His best finish in a major championship was a share for 18th at the 2019 Masters. 

Kizzire made his first cut of the 2025 season at last week's Myrtle Beach Classic.