After arriving on the scene following his US Amateur and NCAA titles in 2015, Bryson DeChambeau quickly became established as of the game’s most interesting characters thanks in part to his methodical efforts to perfect his performances.
Nicknamed The Scientist, one of the areas DeChambeau sought to improve after turning professional was his muscle mass. So, in late 2019 he embarked on a rigorous training regime to dramatically bulk up and improve his swing speed and driving distances. He also began using specially designed irons with thicker grips, and the results were remarkable.
Following a break in the schedule because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it didn’t take long for DeChambeau’s efforts to pay off. After finishing tied for 62nd on the PGA Tour’s Longest Drives list in 2019, he rose to sixth the following year with a longest drive of 428 yards at The Travelers Championship – 42 yards further than his best effort the previous year. In 2021, he finished one place higher, albeit with a top drive 14 yards shorter than the previous year. Then, an injury-hit 2022 left him with a longest drive of “only” 403-yards in the same tournament, the Sentry Tour of Champions, before he signed for LIV Golf.
However, the longest drive in DeChambeau’s career to date happened away from the PGA Tour, in 2021, while he was playing in the The Match. After joining forces with Aaron Rodgers, the pair beat Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson. Along the way, the DeChambeau hit an incredible 480-yard drive on the par-5 777-yard eighth hole at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin in Montana.
Bryson DeChambeau crushes this ball 480 yards 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Gds4kbWMKfJuly 7, 2021
Incredibly, DeChambeau wasn’t pleased with his effort considering the favourable elevation he had. Afterwards, he told CBSSports.com (opens in new tab): “That was disappointing for me. I thought I had it, dude. That was super close to being 550 pretty easily.”
While DeChambeau has yet to better that monster effort, his big-hitting exploits are still creating headlines, most notably when he…
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