Bryson DeChambeau Eyeing Return Within 2 Months After Surgery on Hand Injury

Bryson DeChambeau, who underwent wrist surgery Thursday, is hoping to return to the PGA Tour within the next two months, he said in a social media post. 

The 28-year-old said that Dr. Thomas Graham, "a world-renowned" hand surgeon, performed the operation at the Kettering Medical Center in Ohio. The procedure repaired a fractured hook of the hamate bone in his left wrist. 

DeChambeau wrote:

"Over the past few months my team, Dr. Graham, and myself have been monitoring the fracture to the hamate bone in my left wrist. 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. 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. This has not been easy physically and mentally for me."

"For now, I will be taking the appropriate time needed to rest and recover from this procedure and look forward to competing at the highest level within the next two months."

DeChambeau participated in the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club and missed the cut after recording a 12 over par through the first two rounds. It was the third time in his last four matches that he had missed the cut. He also missed at the Farmers Insurance Open and Valero Texas Open. 

According to Golf Digest, recovery from this type of surgery takes around 10 to 12 weeks. If that ends up being the case, DeChambeau would miss the PGA Championship in May, and his participation in the U.S. Open would be in question. 

The surgery doesn't come as a surprise as DeChambeau revealed at the Masters that he suffered a torn hairline fracture in his left hand and a torn labrum in his left hip. He said his hip began bothering him two years ago, and the hand injury occurred last fall when he slipped and fell.

Before the Masters, he said he wasn't playing at 100 percent.

“I’m probably around 80 percent right now,’’ he said, according to Sports Illustrated. “I can’t go all out. I can’t do any speed training sessions. I can’t practice for excessive hours like I have to (be able to) figure stuff out.’’

DeChambeau has not won since the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational when he finished 11 under par.