Hank Lebioda withdraws from the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson field

Due to an injury, PGA Tour player Hank Lebioda will no longer participate in the AT&T Byron Nelson this weekend. Tommy Gainey will replace him in the field set to tee off tomorrow morning at the TPC Craig Ranch.

PGA Tour Communications tweeted:

"Hank Lebioda WD from the AT&T Byron Nelson and is replaced by Tommy Gainey."

Should another injury occur, Robert Garrigus will be next in line. Garrigus and Lebioda each have a single PGA Tour win in their careers while Gainey has 10 over his career.

Hank Lebioda and bad luck

It's a shame the PGA Tour star had to withdraw from the field that included:

Scottie Scheffler (+450 odds)
Tyrrell Hatton (+1400)
Jason Day (+1800)
K.H. Lee (+1800)
Tom Kim (+2000)
Hideki Matsuyama (+2500)
Adam Scott (+3500)
Matt Kuchar (+3500)
Seamus Power (+4500)
Tom Hoge (+5000)
Davis Riley (+5500)
Brandon Wu (+7500)
Scott Stallings (+8000)
Justin Suh (+9000)
Michael Kim (+10000)
Adam Schenk (+10000)
Mackenzie Hughes (+10000)
Cameron Champ (+10000)
Eric Cole (+10000)
Harry Hall (+12500)
Ryan Palmer (+12500)
Luke List (+12500)
Trey Mullinax (+15000)

Hank Lebioda made a comeback recently. He had been playing well, which made his withdrawal surprising. According to Sports Illustrated, Lebioda said:

“I had a family incident. Not super ready to talk about it. I withdrew from the 3M Open in 2021. Dad was really sick. That's about all I really want to get into at the moment. But it's been a long year-and-a-half since then.”

He also added:

“I know the work that I put in. I trust my team around me. The way that we saw it is that it was just going to be a matter of time. If I kept working our plan that we had made that good things would come. Yes, the beginning of the season hasn't been good. It's been a kind of a rough last 18 months almost. So, I'm very fortunate to be in this position today and this week. I know it's just part of a long climb back.”

This only makes his latest setback all the more frustrating. He has been playing pretty decently since last year but has had a string of bad luck. It appears that this latest injury that has forced him out of the AT&T Byron Nelson is just another example.

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