KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Ben Crane has withdrawn from the PGA Championship with an ailing back and has been replaced in the field by Chris Stroud.
Crane, who withdrew from last week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational midway through Round 3, had been resting at home in Portland, Ore., when he made the decision.
The next alternate is Jerry Kelly.
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