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Kai Trump Undergoes Left Wrist Surgery Ahead of Rehab

The 18-year-old Miami signee says rehab will take months to enable a pain-free return.

Overview

  • Trump announced on Instagram that surgeons repaired injuries to the stabilizing tissues of her ECU tendon and damage to her triangular fibrocartilage complex in her left wrist.
  • She said the procedure was performed by Dr. Thomas Graham at the Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute.
  • Trump wrote that she expects rehabilitation to span the coming months and that no detailed medical timetable has been released beyond her goal to play pain free.
  • A University of Miami women’s golf signee in the Class of 2026, she is transitioning from high school and recent amateur starts to collegiate competition.
  • Her update follows her LPGA debut at The Annika in November, where she missed the cut at 18-over 158, and recent public appearances in which she wore a wrist bandage.