Why did Jenny Shin withdraw from the 2024 FM Championship? Reason explored

Jenny Shin has withdrawn from the 2024 FM Championship, which boasts a field of 144 players. The FM Championship is the LPGA Tour's ongoing tournament being played at TPC Boston. It started on August 29 and will run through September 1. But Shin won't be able to fight for the $3.8 million purse due to health issues.

After withdrawing from the event, Jenny Shin tweeted on X on August 30, sharing that she strained her left QL muscle. She also mentioned her condition didn't improve even after medication. Hence, she had to withdraw from the FM Championship and rest throughout the week.

“Yesterday morning I strained my left QL muscle and even with the best efforts it didn’t get better this morning. Thought taking inflammatory medications and a good warm up could get me through the round but it just wasn’t getting better through the round. This I’ve made the decision to withdraw and take the rest of the week off. Apologies,” Jenny Shin wrote.

Before round one was canceled due to darkness, Marina Alex led the leaderboard with 4-under and Lauren Coughlin stood in second place with a few others at 3-under.

How was Jenny Shin’s year at the LPGA Tour so far?

Jenny Shin started her year with the Honda LPGA Thailand to land at T18. Next, she appeared at the HSBC Women's World Championship, finishing at T25 with 71, 71, 72 and 73. She withdrew from the Blue Bay LPGA and participated at the FIT HILLS SERI PAK Championship to land at T10.

She also played the Ford Championship to finish at T30 and the T-Mobile Match Play to land at T47. She also appeared at the Chevron Championship to land at T57. Then, she participated in the JM Eagle LA Championship to finish at T32. In May, she played at the Cognizant Founders Cup and the Mizuho Americas Open to finish at T18 and T28.

Her next appearance was at the US Women's Open to land at T19 with 6-over 286. Then, she played at the ShopRite LPGA Classic to finish at T9. Her only missed cutline of the year was the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Next, she played at the Amundi Evian Championship to land T12. She also played in the CPKC Women's Open to finish in third place.

Then, she participated in the Portland Classic to land at T30. Next, she appeared at the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open to land at T48. She also played in the AIG Women's Open to finish at T17. In the four rounds, her scores were 69, 73, 70 and 76. She was supposed to play at the FM Championship but was forced to withdraw due to health issues.