Jason Day, the 2016 Players champion, withdrew from the tournament citing illness, the PGA Tour announced Thursday ahead of the opening round.Day, who was scheduled to go out at 8:46 a.m. EDT with Wyndham Clark and Jordan Spieth, was replaced in the field by Danny Walker.

Jason Day withdrew from The Players Championship one hour before he was scheduled to tee off on Thursday morning due to an illness. Danny Walker replaced Day, who is ranked No. 33 in the world and has a 2016 Players Championship title among his 13 PGA Tour victories.

Jason Day has been forced to withdraw from this week's flagship PGA Tour event of the season at The Players Championship.

Jason Day was forced to withdraw from The Players Championship on Thursday due to illness - with the former world No. 1's place in the field taken by Danny Walker

Jason Day was a late WD from the Players Championship on Thursday morning. Day, who captured the tour’s flagship event at TPC Sawgrass in 2016, was slotted in a featured group for Thursday with Jordan Spieth and Wyndham Clark for 8:46 a.

Jason Day's week at The Players Championship is over already after the former champion was forced to pull out of the event ahead of his opening round on Thursday. Day was set to kick off his tournament alongside Wyndham Clark and Jordan Spieth on day one but has withdrawn just hours before due to illness.

Jason Day has pulled out of the 2024 Players Championship because of a mystery illness, the PGA Tour has confirmed. The golfer, who won the tournament back in 2016, was supposed to start the event with Wyndham Clark and Jordan Spieth,

Jason Day withdrew from The Players Championship about an hour before he was supposed to tee off on Thursday because of an illness. Day is No. 33 in the world ... The post Jason Day withdraws from Players Championship with illness first appeared on SwingU Clubhouse.

Former World No. 1 Jason Day dropped out of the Players Championship just before it started, leading some to wonder why he withdrew.