Bryson DeChambeau spent a long time with media and gave some fascinating insight into his mind after a superb 65 on Thursday to take the early lead at The Masters.
The LIV Golfer, winner of the 2020 US Open, has led at Augusta before but you need to cast your mind way back to 2016 for his best finish in the year’s first Major – back when he was an amateur.
Many will point to his ‘par 67’ comments about Augusta prior to the 2020 Masters, which he touched on after his round, admitting that he messed up on that occasion.
He also spoke of his respect for Rory McIlroy, Greg Norman being on-site, his new digital presence as a YouTube star and a number of other topics.
On his infamous Augusta ‘Par 67’ comment:
“Again, the comment was definitely misinterpreted. I said it, and I respect people’s opinions on it,” he said.
“For me, I have a level of respect for this golf course that’s a little bit different than a couple years ago, and clearly today was a great test of golf, and I was able to conquer a very difficult golf course today.
“Regarding the 67 comment, you know, you mess up. I’m not a perfect person. Everybody messes up. You learn from your mistake, and that was definitely one.
“It was a perspective I had, and it cost me a lot of slack, I guess you could say. It definitely hurt some things.
“But look, I’ll say this again. I shot 65 today, and that was one of the best rounds of golf I’ve played in a long time. There’s three more days to go, and I’m not losing sight of that fact; that it’s right there in front of me. Just got to go execute.”
On LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman being at The Masters this week:
Norman has been at Augusta on Wednesday and Thursday
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“I think it shows he cares, first off. Look, I’ve not had any poor interactions with Greg my entire career,” he said.
“He was with Cobra for a long time when I was with Cobra, as well, Cobra Puma, and he was always great to me and he’s been great to me through LIV.
“I respect him coming out here and showing support. I think the people can view it multiple ways. I just look at it as a sign that he cares and nothing more than that. And if people have a different perspective on that, then that’s up for them to decide.
“But in my opinion, it just shows that he really cares about the game in general.”
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