DeChambeau will make last-minute decision on whether to compete at US PGA Championship

World No 22 needs more time to make the call over his wrist injury

Bryson DeChambeau chips in the practice area during a practice round for the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 16, 2022. USA TODAY Sports

Bryson DeChambeau chips during a practice round for the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club. USA TODAY Sports

Bryson DeChambeau reacts on the 18th green after finishing his second round at The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2022. The world No 22 missed the cut after shooting a 76 and an 80. Getty / AFP

Bryson DeChambeau at the 13th hole during his second round at The Masters on April 8, 2022. EPA

Bryson DeChambeau catches his ball after putting on the 13th green during his second round at the Masters on April 8, 2022, AP

Bryson DeChambeau looks on from the 7th green during the second round of The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2022. Getty / AFP

Bryson DeChambeau says he will make a tee-time decision on whether to compete in this week's PGA Championship.

DeChambeau, who has appeared infrequently on the PGA Tour this season due to a wrist injury, said he was heading to the course to try to play the second major of the season at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

"On my way to Southern Hills CC," DeChambeau told his Twitter followers. "Going to test how I am feeling over these next couple days and decide on whether to compete. Looking forward to being in Tulsa."

DeChambeau underwent surgery on his left wrist on April 14 to repair a fractured hamate bone. At the time, he said he looked forward to "competing at the highest level within the next two months," a timeline that put the PGA Championship in serious doubt.

The long-driving 28-year-old missed much of the start of the season with the injury, along with a minor labrum tear in his hip. He played the Masters in April and missed the cut, shooting a 76 and an 80, before deciding to have surgery later that week.

DeChambeau won the US Open in 2020 a month after posting his best career finish at the PGA, where he tied for fourth place. He made the cut in all four majors last season but did not finish in the top 20 at any.

If DeChambeau, ranked No 22 in the world, withdraws from the PGA Championship by Thursday, first alternate Denny McCarthy would replace him in the field.

Three of the world's top 26 players have already withdrawn from the tournament.

World No 20 Sungjae Im of South Korea has Covid-19, No 23 Paul Casey of England has back issues and No 26 Harris English has a hip injury.