At 48 years old, he became the oldest player to ever hold a share of the lead of the U.S. Open after two rounds,[5][6] however he fell back over the weekend to finish in a tie for 50th.

[8] In January 2022, Bland finished as runner-up at the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, losing to Viktor Hovland in a playoff.

[9] Being just outside the Top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking in March 2022, Bland looked to find form in order to qualify for the Masters Tournament.

He won his group at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, halving with Bryson DeChambeau as well as beating Talor Gooch and Lee Westwood along the way.

[10] Bland made his full PGA Tour debut the following week at the Valero Texas Open, needing a victory to get into The Masters.

However, Bland was denied entry due to outstanding fines to the European Tour, related to breaching conflicting tournament regulations.