Players 2026: The incredibly painful reason why Ryan Fox’s WD landed him in the hospital
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Early Thursday, in the midst of Collin Morikawa's withdrawal from the Players Championship due to a back injury, and with all eyes on Rory McIlroy to see whether his own back injury would keep him from making his afternoon tee time, the PGA Tour communications team fired out news of yet another WD:
It wasn't immediately clear why New Zealand's Ryan Fox, World No. 44, had backed out of the Players (other than that "illness" cited by the tour), but Fox himself cleared that up in a social media post Thursday afternoon:
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“Not exactly the week I had planned here at the Players," he wrote. "Unfortunately some kidney stones took me down on Tuesday night and then had to be dealt with surgically this afternoon. Devastated to miss out on such an amazing event, hoping to have a quick recovery and be back at it soon. #foxtracker"
Thankfully, kidney stones typically don't result in long-lasting damage, but ask anybody who has had one and they'll tell you it's one of the most painful experiences possible, particularly if they reach the stage where surgical intervention is necessary. Playing golf while dealing with them? Totally out of the question. We wish Fox a speedy recovery, and the best hospital food possible.