There remains one player, though, whose status is still not entirely clear: Bryson DeChambeau. The eight-time PGA Tour winner had surgery to repair the hamate bone in his left wrist on April 14 and was expected to be sidelined for upwards of two months. But the 28-year-old had the bandages/cast removed more than a week ago and yesterday posted a video of him hitting drives that suggested his recovery time might not be so long after all.
4 weeks and 2 days since surgery. pic.twitter.com/shymowoCBU
— Bryson DeChambeau (@b_dechambeau) May 15, 2022
But still, could he really be well enough to compete this week at the PGA? According to Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis, he’s going to give it a try:
Although still recovering from surgery on April 14th to repair a fractured hamate bone in left hand @b_dechambeau plans to fly to Tulsa Monday where he will prepare at @SouthernHillsCC. If there are no major issues with his left hand Bryson will compete in the @PGAChampionship.
— Todd Lewis (@ToddLewisGC) May 15, 2022
You might recall DeChambeau’s game was a wreck prior to the surgery. He had played on the PGA Tour twice in January, finishing T-25 in the no-cut Sentry Tournament of Champions and missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open. He then played in the Saudi International, but had to withdraw before the second round when he exascerbated the wrist injury while playing ping pong. DeChambeau took the rest of February off to heal and returned to play at the WGC–Dell Match Play in March, but failed to get out of group play, losing all three of his matches. He then missed the cut at the Valero Texas Open and the Masters before deciding to heed his doctors’ advice and have the surgery.
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