Will Bryson Break Augusta?
It’s an interesting question given all that the American has done in recent years to take his game, and golf itself, to another dimension. His transformation of both body and swing speed have rivalled even the disruption from Covid-19 for headline space in this extraordinary period for golf.
His stunning drives at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational transcended the game itself and his victory at the technical Bay Hill showed his all-round game is as good as his driving. As the 2022 Masters fast approaches, there is again talk of whether Bryson can break Augusta as he did at Winged Foot in 2020.
In 2020, he declared that he sees at Augusta as a par 67. The eventual a T34th finished position left the American wounded and probably regretting his words. Wherever you sit on the distance issue in golf, Bryson’s new-found distance has sparked a paradigm shift in his status within the game. He has gone from slightly wacky scientist to serious contender, despite much scorn from some for doing things the Bryson way.
Will the bulked-up Bryson bring Augusta to its knees as he did to Winged Foot in September’s US Open? (Photo: Getty Images)
He has been reducing many holes to mere shadows of their former selves. Going in to 2020’s hugely disrupted season, DeChambeau was ranked 14th in the world and he arrived in 6th place ahead of the 2020 Masters. After an injury-plagued start to the 2022 season, Bryson has slipped back down to 14th in the world rankings and has very little golf under his belt so far this year.
It was at 2020’s U.S Open where Bryson’s power really broke the back of a notoriously tough course and got people starting to ask whether he could do it to Augusta National. He overpowered the notoriously difficult Winged Foot course with an imperious display. He finished six clear and was the only man against whom the course’s fearsome par of 70 was unable to defend itself. So, is there any chance Augusta National could be next in his sights
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