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The American fractured the hamate bone in his
wrist when he slipped on marble floors while playing ping pong
in Saudi Arabia. He also injured his hip in the fall.
"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 wrote in an Instagram post
alongside a photo of him smiling in a hospital bed with his left
arm in a sling.
"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.
"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."
The 28-year-old won the U.S. Open in 2020 and has been ranked as
high as world number four but missed the cut at last week's
Masters and is currently ranked 19th.
The PGA Championship will be held from May 19-22 at Southern
Hills in Tulsa, with the U.S. Open scheduled to begin on June
16.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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