Kai Trump Reinjures Surgically Repaired Wrist in College Debut

University of Miami freshman Kai Trump reinjured her surgically repaired left wrist during her first college golf tournament, the Golfweek Fall Classic at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and is now undergoing stem cell treatment rather than a second operation.

How did Trump hurt her wrist?

In a video posted to social media, the 19-year-old said a shot near a cart path struck unexpectedly hard ground beneath the turf. "I felt like a shock on my arm," Trump said. Medical testing found only a small tear on her TFCC rather than a full rupture, sparing her a second operation on a wrist she had surgically repaired earlier this year after damage to her ECU tendon and fibrocartilage complex.

A sliver tear on an already-repaired wrist means stem cells now, not another operation.

How did Trump play in her college debut?

Competing as an individual for the Hurricanes, Trump shot 78-76-81 to finish tied for 102nd in the 120-player field at 22 over. Her final round unraveled early: after opening with two pars from the 10th tee, she ran off six consecutive bogeys, steadied with four straight pars around the turn, then added a bogey-triple bogey stretch on the back nine. She birdied the par-5 eighth for her only gain of the day.

Trump was not in the lineup when Miami won its first team title of the season at the Boilermaker Classic, where Scarlett Schremmer earned medalist honors. She and Carlee Rogers were the Hurricanes' only players at Caledonia, and the team finished runner-up this week at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic. Trump made her LPGA debut last year at The Annika, shooting 83-75.

Trump said she plans to continue with stem cell treatment and return to competition as soon as she is able.