The defending champion received’t defend his title on the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week at Bay Hill.
Bryson DeChambeau introduced Monday that he’s withdrawing from the sphere due to a left hand harm. The 28-year-old, who outlasted Lee Westwood to win the Arnold Palmer title by one shot final yr, will likely be changed within the discipline by first alternate Scott Piercy.
DeChambeau has solely competed in two official PGA Tour occasions this season, ending tied for twenty fifth on the Sentry Event of Champions and lacking the lower on the Farmers Insurance coverage Open in early January.
He withdrew from the second spherical of the Saudi Worldwide earlier this month, citing left hand and left hip accidents, after capturing 3-over 73 within the first spherical.
When it was speculated that the accidents had been associated to his rigorous bulking up over the previous two years, DeChambeau stated he was damage in a fall earlier that week.
In a video posted to his Twitter account Monday, DeChambeau stated he was near recovered however didn’t wish to push the harm by taking part in too quickly, saying his hope is to return to competitors subsequent week on the Gamers Championship.
“I’ve been hitting plenty of balls within the simulator, I’ve been working laborious on my recreation and dealing laborious on restoration,” DeChambeau stated. “Man, it’s a tricky resolution proper now. I've plenty of work to do to get every thing again into order for this week, and I simply really feel that it’s too wanting time for me to get again taking part in at one hundred pc capability.
“Proper now, I’m at like 90 %. I simply don’t wish to go on the market and damage myself much more and never be one hundred pc prepared for the remainder of the season. I don’t wish to come again early after which should take extra day off.
“As of proper now, I simply can’t threat going on the market and have it re-aggravate,” he went on. “It has been one of many hardest moments in my life as a result of I’m not in a position to do a lot. Though I can hit some golf balls, it’s not absolutely comfy. It’s been irritating.”
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