Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau is an American professional golfer. As an amateur, he became the fifth player in history to win both the NCAA Division I championship and the U.S. Amateur in the same year. He turned professional in April 2016 and signed a long-term agreement with Cobra-Puma Golf. In 2020, he will be the longest driver on the Tour after gaining 40 pounds in muscle.
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Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau is an American professional golfer. He has won seven times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 2020 U. S. Open. As an amateur, he became the fifth player in history to win both the NCAA Division I championship and the U.S. Amateur in the same year. He is known for his analytical approach to the sport, and has acquired the nickname of “The Scientist” His clubs are specially designed to his specifications, with thicker than normal grips and irons that are all the same length. In 2020, he will be the longest driver on the Tour after gaining 40 pounds in muscle. He was the low amateur at the Masters in 2016 and tied for 21st place. He turned professional in April 2016 and signed a long-term agreement with Cobra-Puma Golf. On August 26, 2018, he won his first tournament on the tour, The Northern Trust for his first victory on the PGA Tour. He won the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, in a sudden-death playoff against Kyle Stanley and An Byeong-hun, after tying for the three regulation play-off rounds at 266 – 266 – with a score of 266 – at Ridgewood Country Club – a record of 270, which was set by Hunter Mahood in 2014.
In June 2015, he was the first SMU Mustang to win the NCAA individual championship. In August, he beat Derek Bard 7 & 6 in the 36-hole final of the US Amateur Championship. On July 16, 2017, he earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the John Deere Classic by a single stroke over Patrick Rodgers. He became the third player to have won those three championships, after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. He decided to forgo his senior season to play in a number of events before turning professional. The decision to turn professional meant the forfeiture of his exemptions to the U. S Open at Oakmont and Open Championship at Royal Troon.
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