Thought Augusta was easy, Bryson? LIV Golf star DeChambeau is averaging 73.6 at The Masters – after previously calling iconic course ‘a par 67’ because he had no issue reaching ‘all the par fives in two’
- Bryson DeChambeau’s comments from 2020 have come back to haunt him
- The LIV Golfer is now averaging 73.6 at Augusta National after saying its a par-67
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Bryson DeChambeau has been left red-faced following another disappointing Masters tournament.
The 2020 US Open champion, who defected from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series in June last year, missed the cut before Jon Rahm sealed glory at Augusta National last week.
DeChambeau said the iconic course was a par 67 for him ahead of the 2020 Masters.
‘I’m looking at it as a par 67 for me because I can reach all the par fives in two, no problem. If the conditions stay the way they are, that’s what I feel like par is for me,’ he said at the time.
But those comments have came back to haunt him as after failing to make it past the second round his average now comes out at 73.6 at the major tournament.
Bryson DeChambeau has been left red-faced after another disappointing Masters tournament
DeChambeau said the iconic course was a par 67 back in 2020 and is now averaging 73.6
Three years ago DeChambeau recorded rounds of 70, 74, 69 and 73 to finish in a tie for 34th, was 46th in 2021, missed the cut last year and again in 2023.
‘I don’t think I regret anything I do,’ DeChambeau said when asked about the comment ahead of the first major of the year last week.
‘What I do understand is that I have a lot of respect for the course. Because of that statement people think I don’t have respect for the course. Are you kidding me?
‘This is one of the greatest golf courses in the entire world, and if anybody thinks I don’t have respect for the course, they’d better go check out who I actually am because it’s not accurate one bit.
‘Hypothetically, theoretically, look, if you make 18 birdies it’s going to be 54, right? Unattainable. A 67 every day, unattainable. It can happen, but is it likely to happen? Probably not.
‘With the distance I’m hitting it and was hitting it, I thought there was a possibility, but that’s only with your ‘A’ game, and I should have rephrased that.
‘Long story short, I don’t want anybody to take it out of context. And clearly I shot 12 over last year and missed the cut. So I shot like 32 over par. I can make a joke about it.’
Spaniard Jon Rahm was crowned Masters champion following a four-shot victory on Sunday
