LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 16: Aaron Wise of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club on June 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Eight months after leaving Puerto Rico, the winner of the PGA Tour is returning……….
Despite his struggles, Aaron Wise is scheduled to make his PGA Tour comeback nearly nine months after he was last seen.
Wise is in the field for the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, which hosts the 2024 Puerto Rico Open on Thursday.
The 27-year-old last played in the 2023 US Open in June, but he took a sabbatical to attend to his mental health concerns after failing to make the cut in Los Angeles.
After withdrawing from the 2023 Masters at Augusta, the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson winner stated at the time, “I need to take some time away to focus on my mental health so I can get back to competing at a level,” indicating that he was having problems.
Prior to quitting the PGA Tour entirely, Wise attempted to make a comeback at the Byron Nelson, the PGA Championship, and the US Open.
It will take place at Bay Hill alongside the Arnold Palmer Invitational, giving Wise a low-key comeback to action—exactly what he would probably desire as he eases back into life on the PGA Tour.
American born in South Africa Although the mental component of the game simply got to be too much for Wise, the 2018 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year winner finished 13th in the FedEx Cup standings in 2022, demonstrating his talent.
Golf is a game of mental as much as physical talent, and the mental component of the game has been a
Daniel Berger, who has been out of commission for eighteen months due to a back ailment, is also making progress towards his comeback in Puerto Rico.
In the four events that Berger has participated in since returning to the PGA Tour at The American Express, he has made three cuts.
In Puerto Rico, prominent figures in the field include Kevin Kisner, Brandt Snedeker, Robert MacIntyre, Joel Dahmen, Bill Haas, Camillo Villegas, and Rasmus Hojgaard. This year’s Signature Event at Bay Hill is a more intimate and exclusive gathering.
