'Hulk' DeChambeau "Following Arnold Palmer, absent from 5th major as well"... What is the extent of the injury?

Withdrawal Due to Wrist Injury Just Before Round 2 of Last Month's Asian Tour Saudi International, Absent from Six Consecutive PGA Tour Events

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-joon] The ‘Hulk’ Bryson DeChambeau (USA, photo) continues his prolonged ‘business closure.’

On the 7th (Korean time), Golfweek in the United States reported that "DeChambeau will not participate in The Players Championship, known as the ‘fifth major.’" Since being ‘cut off’ at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, he has already missed six PGA Tour events. The Arnold Palmer Invitational (total prize money $12 million), which concluded that day at Bay Hill Golf Club (par 72) in Orlando, Florida, is notably the venue where he secured a one-stroke victory last year.

DeChambeau withdrew just before the second round of the Asian Tour PIF Saudi International held on the 4th of last month at the Royal Greens Golf Club (par 70) in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia, due to a wrist injury. During this period, there were rumors of a secret $135 million (?166 billion) contract for joining the Saudi capital’s Super Golf League (SGL). It is important to note that this faded amid the PGA Tour’s strong stance warning, "Players will be expelled if they participate in the SGL."

Initially, he was notified to ‘defend his title’ at the Arnold Palmer Invitational but later reversed the decision, stating, "My physical condition has not yet fully recovered." The Players Championship, moreover, boasts the highest prize money in the global golf world, reaching a staggering $20 million (?24.6 billion). Golfweek also added the interpretation that "DeChambeau recently claimed he is preparing something great," and that "his prolonged absence from the field remains a mystery."

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