Bryson DeChambeau ranks as the longest players in the world off the tee in the last twelve months, across all major tours, but his incredible power and distance couldn’t save him from a disappointing four-over-par opening round at the Masters.
After playing in the final pairing with eventual champion Rory McIlroy last year, who famously went on to secure the Career Grand Slam at Augusta National, many expected another strong display from DeChambeau.
3 Players Outdriving Bryson DeChambeau At The Masters 2026
Outdriving Bryson DeChambeau is some feat, especially when you consider he averages 313 yards off the tee on LIV Golf this season – and his average at the Masters in 2026 is even longer than that.
In round one, Bryson averaged 338.7 yards off the tee across the two designated holes for this particular measure. Bizarrely, that was 0.6 yards shorter than the average of Corey Conners, who ranks outside the top-100 longest hitters on the PGA Tour.
With one particular drive measuring 368 yards, Conners average was slightly skewed by one mammoth effort – but you have to it, right?
Corey Conners ranks outside the top-100 in driving distance this season on the PGA Tour
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I am not convinced this is the most accurate way to measure this particular stat, but that’s how it’s done at the Masters so let’s present the data as it is intended.
Chris Gotterup ranked as the longest on day one, with an average of 363 yards, while McIlroy (341.4 yards) took silver with an average that was more than 20 yards less than the four-time PGA Tour winner.
McIlroy held of Cameron Young in third place by almost a yard (on average), with Young…
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