Bryson DeChambeau is looking to compete at PGA Championship
Bryson DeChambeau surprised golf fans early this week with the news that he looks to compete at the 2022 PGA Championship only a month removed from surgery to his left wrist and hand.
“On my way to Southern Hills CC,” DeChambeau tweeted Monday. “Going to test how I am feeling over these next couple days and decide on whether to compete. Looking forward to being in Tulsa.”
The surprise coming from the fact that DeChambeau is only a little over a month removed from surgery on his hand. After missing the cut at the Masters with a twelve-over par, DeChambeau opted to have surgery on the hamate bone in his left hand shortly after the major tournament in April.
The hand injury occurred while he was playing ping-pong and further exacerbated after a slip and fall at a tournament he was playing on the Asian Tour called the PIF Saudi International.
The 28-year-old, 2020 U.S. Open Champion was not expected to play at the PGA Championship with the U.S. Open in mid-June as a more realistic time frame of return.
“[Doctors] recommended that I don’t come back for a while,” DeChambeau told Golf.com back in April. “They said if you go out and hit golf balls and you feel somewhat comfortable, you consider it, and they are like, you should really let it heal.”
Well, DeChambeau wasn’t just riling up the Twitter-sphere. He arrived at Southern Hills late in the day Monday and was able to get some practice in on Tuesday. He was seen testing his brace-wrapped, surgically-repaired left wrist and hand by playing nine holes and hitting a few signature bombs on the practice range.
DeChambeau took to Twitter once again saying:
Held up nicely today. Lets see what tomorrow brings.
— Bryson DeChambeau (@b_dechambeau) May 17, 2022
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After being ranked as high as fifth in the Official World Golf Rankings, he since has dropped to 22nd in the rankings. WynnBET currently has Bryson DeChambeau listed at +10500 (or 105/1) odds to win the PGA Championship, a very long shot – certainly worth a dollar or two bet for the gambling types.
Should DeChambeau withdraw before Thursday’s opening round, the 34-year-old University of Washington alumnus, Joel Dahmen would be next up to replace him in the field.