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Bryson DeChambeau will be determined to get into contention at the very least this week at the PGA Championship.
DeChambeau’s poor performance at The Masters was completely unexpected after his fine form on LIV Golf this season.
The 32-year-old won twice in a row on LIV in the build-up to The Masters but he flattered to deceive at Augusta National, missing the cut by one stroke.
Now Bryson DeChambeau has a chance to make up for that poor performance at the PGA Championship.
The pressure is definitely on the two-time major champion at Aronimink this week.
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DeChambeau would give himself real leverage with the PGA Tour regarding a potential return from LIV Golf if he were to win the PGA Championship.
And the opposite will be true if he misses the cut in Pennsylvania.
Big Bryson DeChambeau concern ahead of the PGA Championship
When DeChambeau won the US Open in 2024, many expected him to really kick on, but his form in the majors has been extremely inconsistent since then.
He has recorded three top-10s and three missed cuts in the six major championships he has played since his win at Pinehurst.
The worry for DeChambeau is that he could be set for another challenging tournament this week at Aronimink.
The LIV Golf star was spotted beating balls late into the evening on Monday at Aronimink.
In fact, he was the last player to leave the range, and that should concern fans of Bryson DeChambeau.
Firstly, players hitting hundreds of balls on the range during a major championship week is never a good sign.
It usually means that they are searching for something, which is generally considered to be a bad thing.
The best players who are comfortable with their games will probably not hit more than 30-50 balls per day on the range during tournament week.
The likes of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy build out their entire schedules in the hope of peaking for the major championships.
In an ideal world, DeChambeau’s game would have been in tip-top condition heading into the week at Aronimink, but considering that he was grinding on the range on Monday, that is clearly not the case.
Another issue with the LIV Golf star working so hard on his game already at Aronimink is that he is expending so much energy rather than conserving it for later in the week, when he will really need it.
Performative DeChambeau is getting his major preparation all wrong
There is definitely something performative about what DeChambeau does on the driving range during majors.
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Is there actually an argument to make that he is beating balls for hours on end purely just to show how hard he’s working?
Perhaps that’s slightly cynical, but there is definitely a case to be made that DeChambeau is one of the more theatrical players in the professional game.
Obviously players working incredibly hard on their games is a good thing usually, but there is a time and place for that.
The key to golfers being consistently successful at major championships is their ability to pace themselves.
Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus were masters at doing just that, and Scottie Scheffler goes about his business in a similar fashion to the two greatest golfers of all time.
DeChambeau seems to head into major championship weeks with all guns blazing, and the 32-year-old beating balls on the range late into the evening on Monday at Aronimink is evidence that he might just struggle this week.
Who knows, Bryson DeChambeau might prove everyone wrong and win the PGA Championship this week.
However, it would be a big shock if he did, considering his intense preparation ahead of the tournament.
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