After an exceptional year on the DP World Tour in 2025, it’s been a somewhat muted start from Marco Penge in his rookie PGA Tour year, with the Englishman registering only one top 10.
The run of results, though, hasn’t been helped by injury, with Penge withdrawing from a handful of tournaments due to an ongoing health issue.
Withdrawing from the Sony Open in Hawaii in January, he also pulled out of the Myrtle Beach Classic a week prior to the PGA Championship, with the issue stemming from catching a viral infection in November.
Along with the illness, the Englishman recently moved to the US at the start of the year, while he also welcomed the birth of his second child in February.
Born in Jupiter, Florida, Romeo was born with underdeveloped lungs and was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 21 days.
Taking three weeks away from the game during that period, Penge returned at The Players Championship, but claimed his “head wasn’t really at The Players.”
He added: “Knowing that I was leaving them at home and leaving while the little guy was still in the NICU unit was quite upsetting for me, not being able to be there to support my wife.”
Now, following his missed cut at the Major, Penge is to take time away from the game, with the 28-year-old penning a statement to his social media.
Writing on Instagram, Penge stated: “This week didn’t go the way i wanted it to but that’s golf.
“Moving forward I have decided that I am going to take some time off to get my health back to where it needs to be. Thank you for your support as always! I’ll be back soon!
“Massive congrats to Aaron Rai on the major win, i couldn’t be happier for you!”
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The news comes just a week after Penge revealed he had undergone an MRI scan on his brain to try and find the cause of the problem, after he suffered another sinus infection a fortnight ago.
In another statement to social media, he wrote: “Unfortunately, I have had a recurring problem with my ear/neck/nervous system since I had a viral infection back in November last year.
“Last week, I decided enough was enough after getting another sinus infection and vertigo symptoms. I proceeded with an MRI scan on…
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