World No. 1 Rory Mcllroy and World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler to miss the 2022 RSM Classic, Here's why

TOUR Championship - Final Round — Rory Mcllroy and Scottie Scheffler (Image via Getty)

The world's top golfers, Rory Mcllroy and Scottie Scheffler, will not feature in the final PGA Tour event of 2022, the RSM Classic. The event clashes with the season-ending finale of the DP World Tour Championships.

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World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is all set to headline the field at the DP World Tour Championships and will therefore miss out on the RSM Classic. Rory was last seen at the CJ Cup in Carolina, where he successfully defended the title to regain the World No. 1 rank.

Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler finished his PGA Tour season at the recently concluded Houston Open in front of his family and friends. Overall, he had an incredible 2022 season with four PGA Tour victories, which put him at the top of the world rankings. He was also part of the US Team in the Presidents Cup.

However, he dropped down one spot in the world rankings after Rory McIlroy overtook him at the CJ Cup in South Carolina. His conquest to reclaim the top spot was unsuccessful as he did not finish first or solo second at the Houston Open.

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He was also named the PGA Tour player of the year for the 2021-22 season, where he collected 11 top-10 finishes and finished second in the FedEx Cup standings.

With the conclusion of the Houston Open, the PGA Tour now heads to Georgia for the RSM Classic tournament. It is scheduled to take place from November 17 to 20, at the Sea Island Resort on St. Simons Island, Georgia. The event will have a 156-player field with a 36-hole cut for the top 65. World No. 15, Tony Finau, who recently won the Houston Open, will be the highest-ranked player in the field.

RSM Classic 2022 players field

Take a look at the 136-player field that will feature at the 2022 RSM Classic.

Anders Albertson
Tyson Alexander
Byeong Hun An
Ryan Armour
Aaron Baddeley
Erik Barnes
Zac Blair
Joseph Bramlett
Ryan Brehm
Jacob Bridgeman
Hayden Buckley
Dean Burmester
Jonathan Byrd
Cameron Champ
Stewart Cink
Wyndham Clark
Eric Cole
Trevor Cone
Austin Cook
MJ Daffue
Joel Dahmen
Jason Day
Zecheng Dou
Jason Dufner
Tyler Duncan
Nico Echavarria
Harrison Endycott
Harris English
Tony Finau
Dylan Frittelli
Brice Garnett
Brian Gay
Michael Gligic
Will Gordon
Chris Gotterup
Tano Goya
Brent Grant
Ben Griffin
Bill Haas
Chesson Hadley
Paul Haley II
Harry Hall
Nick Hardy
Brian Harman
Scott Harrington
Jim Herman
Garrick Higgo
Harry Higgs
Lee Hodges
Charley Hoffman
Tom Hoge
Beau Hossler
Mark Hubbard
Mackenzie Hughes
John Huh
Palmer Jackson
Stephan Jaeger
Zach Johnson
Michael Kim
S.H. Kim
Chris Kirk
Kevin Kisner
Patton Kizzire
Philip Knowles
Russell Knox
Kelly Kraft
Matt Kuchar
Andrew Landry
Nate Lashley
Hank Lebioda
Danny Lee
David Lingmerth
David Lipsky
Luke List
Adam Long
Davis Love III
Justin Lower
Peter Malnati
Ben Martin
Brandon Matthews
Denny McCarthy
Max McGreevy
Troy Merritt
Keith Mitchell
Francesco Molinari
Taylor Montgomery
Ryan Moore
Taylor Moore
Trey Mullinax
Matthew NeSmith
Henrik Norlander
Vincent Norrman
Andrew Novak
Augusto Núñez
Taylor Pendrith
Cameron Percy
Scott Piercy
J.T. Poston
Seamus Power
Andrew Putnam
Aaron Rai
Spencer Ralston
Chad Ramey
Doc Redman
Davis Riley
Patrick Rodgers
Justin Rose
Kevin Roy
Sam Ryder
Rory Sabbatini
Adam Schenk
Matti Schmid
Matthias Schwab
Robby Shelton
Greyson Sigg
Webb Simpson
Alex Smalley
Austin Smotherman
J.J. Spaun
Scott Stallings
Brendan Steele
Sam Stevens
Sepp Straka
Robert Streb
Kevin Streelman
Chris Stroud
Brian Stuard
Justin Suh
Adam Svensson
Callum Tarren
Ben Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Davis Thompson
Michael Thompson
Brendon Todd
Martin Trainer
Kevin Tway
Erik van Rooyen
Camilo Villegas
Matt Wallace
Nick Watney
Tim Weinhart
Trevor Werbylo
Richy Werenski
Kyle Westmoreland
Danny Willett
Brandon Wu
Carson Young
Kevin Yu
Carl Yuan

Following the RSM Classic, the PGA World Tour will head to the Bahamas for the 2022 Hero World Challenge.

Edited by Sabine Algur