DALLAS — U.S. Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau has left SMU after the NCAA imposed penalties against the men's golf team that would keep him from defending his NCAA individual title next summer.
SMU officials confirmed Wednesday that the senior was no longer on the team.
DeChambeau revealed his decision in a statement to Golf Channel, though he never mentioned sanctions the NCAA announced last month against the SMU men's golf and men's basketball teams.
"To best prepare myself for the next six months of competition and future events, I felt it was appropriate to make this decision now to be fair to my coaches and team," DeChambeau said.