Billy out of pearl will undergo right hip surgery next week and Miss month of PGA Tour Competition, he announced on Tuesday.
In a press release published on X, excluding a calendar that would force him to miss the three major tournaments of 2025. He said that he had decided to undergo surgery, which will be carried out in Colorado, after consultation with medical experts and his team.
“This is an unfortunate situation with so many events of major events on the calendar, but it is a preventive measure,” he said. “I’m already looking forward to starting rehabilitation, starting to practice and I can’t wait to go back to the end of summer / early fall.”
Health update. After consulting the doctors and my team, I decided to undergo hip surgery early next week in Colorado. It is an unfortunate situation with so many events of major events on the calendar, but it is a preventive measure. I already want to start rehabilitation, … pic.twitter.com/fihslwj2lv
– Billy out of pearl (@billyho_golf) May 6, 2025
Eight times PGA Tour champion, his last victory occurred in April 2024 at the Coral Puntacana championship in the Dominican Republic.
Except 38 years old, played in 12 events in 2025, missing the cup in five of them, including the Masters tournament. His best finish came with a T4 in March at the Valspar championship, one of his first two top-10 this season.
He played the RBC Heritage for the last time at the end of April, finishing T27.
Excluding is classified n ° 24 in the classification of the world golf course and n ° 58 in the ranking of the Fedex Cup.
This spring, he was part of the GC team of Atlanta Drive who won the TGL inaugural championship based on technology.
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