Patrick Rodgers withdraws from the John Deere Classic with a back injury.

Rodgers withdrew from the John Deere Classic hours before his scheduled 11:50 a.m. ET first-round tee time at TPC Deere Run because of a back injury.

Austin Cook replaced Rodgers in the field and was set to play from the 10th tee with Dylan Wu and Takumi Kanaya. Nico Echavarria and Jhonattan Vegas also withdrew before the first round.