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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau isn’t afraid to admit it. From a very young age, he’s dreamed of what it would be like to win a Green Jacket, to be admitted into Tuesday’s night Champions Dinner and change his shoes in the second-floor locker room reserved for champions.
“Everyone dreams of that opportunity,” he said. “I don't think there's a player out here that doesn't think about that.”
DeChambeau, 31, is a two-time U.S. Open champion but has yet to harness his power into success at Augusta National. Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee was blunt in stating his case that despite DeChambeau’s opening-round 65 to lead the Masters last year and eventual career-best T-6 finish, he’s not convinced that the LIV star and popular YouTube golfer has turned a corner at Augusta National.
“I still don’t think the course is a great fit for him,” Chamblee said. “If you go back 25 years, the winners, there’s 1,800 holes they would have played en route to winning the Masters. Collectively, they’ve made six double bogeys in 1,800 holes. That’s .003 percent of the time they’ve made mistakes. He makes almost two and a half on average every time he plays the Masters… There are some places there you just can’t miss it big.”
Chamblee went on to point out that his in-to-out move isn’t suited for the hanging lies that are prevalent at Augusta, and expressed concern about his scrambling stats on LIV this season.
“He’s capable of playing some great golf there under the right conditions, but generally speaking, no, he’s too linear, and that golf course is too abstract,” Chamblee said.
DeChambeau has certainly shifted away from his cocky stance that Augusta is a par 67 for him and when asked to name the toughest hole at the Alister MacKenzie layout, he said simply, “All of them.” In explaining his lackluster record since finishing low amateur in 2016, DeChambeau said, “I haven't learned enough, obviously. I can tell you that it's definitely grown over the course of time. Each year I learn a little bit more about winds and how it affects the golf ball on a certain hole or a certain slope around a pin location, just little things that continue to improve my knowledge around the golf course.”
He also didn’t have a good enough understanding of how to deal with nerves earlier in his career.
“That was something that I still work on today,” he said. “Even last week, I felt nerves last week and going into Sunday, and learning how to control that better and better each time.”
DeChambeau’s brute strength can be a tremendous asset at Augusta. ESPN analyst Curtis Strange is more bullish on DeChambeau’s chances, noting if he has a good driving week, look out.
“It’s hard to beat somebody that hits it that far,” Strange said. “We always talk about Augusta being a second-shot golf course. Well, what makes it a second-shot golf course easier? It’s driving it long and straight.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Bryson DeChambeau hoping experience pays off at 2025 Masters
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“Everyone dreams of that opportunity,” he said. “I don't think there's a player out here that doesn't think about that.”
DeChambeau, 31, is a two-time U.S. Open champion but has yet to harness his power into success at Augusta National. Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee was blunt in stating his case that despite DeChambeau’s opening-round 65 to lead the Masters last year and eventual career-best T-6 finish, he’s not convinced that the LIV star and popular YouTube golfer has turned a corner at Augusta National.
“I still don’t think the course is a great fit for him,” Chamblee said. “If you go back 25 years, the winners, there’s 1,800 holes they would have played en route to winning the Masters. Collectively, they’ve made six double bogeys in 1,800 holes. That’s .003 percent of the time they’ve made mistakes. He makes almost two and a half on average every time he plays the Masters… There are some places there you just can’t miss it big.”
Chamblee went on to point out that his in-to-out move isn’t suited for the hanging lies that are prevalent at Augusta, and expressed concern about his scrambling stats on LIV this season.
“He’s capable of playing some great golf there under the right conditions, but generally speaking, no, he’s too linear, and that golf course is too abstract,” Chamblee said.
DeChambeau has certainly shifted away from his cocky stance that Augusta is a par 67 for him and when asked to name the toughest hole at the Alister MacKenzie layout, he said simply, “All of them.” In explaining his lackluster record since finishing low amateur in 2016, DeChambeau said, “I haven't learned enough, obviously. I can tell you that it's definitely grown over the course of time. Each year I learn a little bit more about winds and how it affects the golf ball on a certain hole or a certain slope around a pin location, just little things that continue to improve my knowledge around the golf course.”
He also didn’t have a good enough understanding of how to deal with nerves earlier in his career.
“That was something that I still work on today,” he said. “Even last week, I felt nerves last week and going into Sunday, and learning how to control that better and better each time.”
DeChambeau’s brute strength can be a tremendous asset at Augusta. ESPN analyst Curtis Strange is more bullish on DeChambeau’s chances, noting if he has a good driving week, look out.
“It’s hard to beat somebody that hits it that far,” Strange said. “We always talk about Augusta being a second-shot golf course. Well, what makes it a second-shot golf course easier? It’s driving it long and straight.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Bryson DeChambeau hoping experience pays off at 2025 Masters
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