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Bryson undergoes successful surgery on fractured wrist; likely to miss 2 majors

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4 years ago

Apr 15, 2022

On Thursday, Bryson DeChambeau revealed that he has had successful surgery on his broken left wrist.

The 2020 U.S. Open Champion reportedly fractured a bone in his hand and injured his hip when he slipped on a marble floor while playing table tennis back in February.

DeChambeau took six weeks off in an attempt to recover but recently came back just to miss the cut at the Valero Texas Open and The Masters Tournament.

“This has not been easy physically and mentally for me,” he said.

“I made attempts to play through this injury at three recent events, including the Masters, but this is typically an injury that requires surgical treatment,” he said in an Instagram post.

The 28-year-old said he hopes to be back competing “at the highest level” within the next two months, meaning he is all but guaranteed to miss the PGA Championship which begins on May 19th at Southern Hills Country Club, and also likely to miss out on the US Open in June.

“Through continued discomfort from the fracture, it has caused me to alter my grip and swing, resulting in my inability to compete at golf’s highest level” Dechambeau said in an Instagram post.

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It’s been a year to forget for DeChambeau, as he’s dropped all the way to 19th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

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Rick james

Apr 17, 2022 at 10:21 pm

Great lifestyle guys career is about as fragile as his brittle body. Wishing him the best , David Duval 2

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The truth is out there

Apr 17, 2022 at 7:06 pm

Conspiracy Theory: he’s have certain ligaments and bones in his wrist fused together to eliminate abduction, flexion, supination, etc. making his hand and wrist action more robotic and predictable. He’s already created a set and swing to provide more consistency, and drastically changed his body to add power… why wouldn’t be continue to change himself in ways to create more consistency? If anyone would go that far to be better, it should be the Bryentist himself.

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- geohogan
  
  Apr 19, 2022 at 11:34 am
  
  .. then he will find out that scoring in golf is about, Feel
  and he will be SOL
  
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MICHAEL

Apr 17, 2022 at 11:48 am

Maybe powerlifting isn’t a formula for longevity in golf?

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- geohogan
  
  Apr 17, 2022 at 1:35 pm
  
  A little more HGH and he will back in no time.
  
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- geohogan
  
  Apr 19, 2022 at 11:45 am
  
  @michael
  Any chance Jon Rohm and Brookes Koepka are finding this out too.
  The list is long.
  
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Peter North

Apr 16, 2022 at 7:36 pm

Beating it too much is a lifestyle. If you treat it more like an art form you’ll have better longevity.

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BD57

Apr 15, 2022 at 9:52 pm

Wish Bryson the best. As quirky as he may be, he’s obviously someone driven to excel in the game I love, and I respect that.

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- geohogan
  
  Apr 20, 2022 at 9:59 am
  
  as Lance Armstrong was also “driven” to succeed.
  Respected by those like him for winning at any cost.
  
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Rip Onehoff

Apr 15, 2022 at 6:25 pm

I had this same surgery. Mine was from jerking it too much.

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Robin

Apr 15, 2022 at 12:07 pm

I used to do a lot of hand surgery when I was working.
All they did was put a canulated screw into the bone to bring the fracture together.
One thing can happen is cracking the bone with the screw. But
If you’re working with a specialist it can still happen.

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eric

Apr 15, 2022 at 11:07 am

I wonder if he’ll learn that golf is a game of beauty and finesse. Thread the needle, don’t drive a Mack truck thru every golf course.

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Steve Jobs

Apr 15, 2022 at 7:55 am

Phone type?

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  Apr 16, 2022 at 2:55 pm
  
  Samsung
  
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  - A.G. Bell
    
    Apr 17, 2022 at 12:43 am
    
    2 cans and a string
    
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GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.

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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley

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2 days ago

Jun 1, 2026

Ronald Montesano

Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.

Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.

PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole

Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.

Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.

Henley’s Suitcase

Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype

LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!

Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.

Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.

Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.

Celine’s Suitcase

Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS

DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!

Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.

Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.

Kaneko’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping Max G440
Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7

Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro

Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.

The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.

Alvaro’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
Wedges
Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C

A party on the green!

Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk

— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026

LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin

Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.

Niemann’s Suitcase