Bryson

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Born in Modesto, California, in September 1993, Bryson DeChambeau made his first blip on golf’s radar when he won the state junior championship in 2010 at the age of 16.

He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and in June 2015 he won the prestigious NCAA Division 1 Individual Championship. Two months later he became only the fifth man to double up by adding the U.S. Amateur title in the same year, emulating the likes of Mickelson, Tiger Woods, and Jack Nicklaus.

By this point, DeChambeau was competing in PGA Tour events as an amateur, and he finished tied for second in the 2015 Australian Masters. The following spring, he was the top amateur at the Masters; he finished tied for 21st in what would be his last tournament as an amateur.

Bryson DeChambeau recorded his first PGA Tour success with a one-stroke victory at the John Deere Classic in 2017, just over a year after he turned pro.

He followed that up with a stellar year in 2018, winning four Tour events and finishing the year ranked No. 5 in the world. More success followed in early 2019 as he took the Dubai Desert Classic, his first victory on the European Tour.

DeChambeau was already renowned as one of the longest hitters in the game. But late in 2019 he took a deliberate decision to add muscle to his tall frame so that he could power the ball even further.

Over the next 12 months, he added about 40 pounds in weight and became the clear leader in driving distance. The extra length paid off handsomely at Winged Foot, the venue for the 2020 U.S. Open, which had been lengthened to nearly 7,500 yards.

DeChambeau produced four rounds of par 70 or better, and was the only player under par for the week as he clinched a six-stroke victory and his first major title.

Having joined the ranks of Major victors, a series of injuries held Bryson DeChambeau slipped back in 2021.

It was time for The Scientist to try yet another experiment. DeChambeau lost virtually all the extra muscle he had added, saying: “I ate improperly for almost a year and a half and I was starting to feel weird.

“So I went completely healthy, went on a Whole 30 diet, got a nutritionist, did blood work, measured stuff in my gut biome. I was super-inflamed.”

The result was that he felt “a lot more at ease”, which manifested itself on the golf course with two victories in his first season as a LIV player.

In 2024, he returned to the winner’s circle at the Majors as he won his second U.S. Open. The winning margin this time was much narrower; DeChambeau played an amazing 55-yard shot out of a bunker on the 18th to get up and down and win by a single shot over Rory McIlroy.

Bryson dedicated his victory at The US Open, which traditionally finishes on Father’s Day, to his late father, telling reporters after his victory: “This one’s for him.”

Bryson DeChambeau is the captain of the Crushers GC, and it is a role he has performed with distinction.

DeChambeau recorded his first individual League win at The Greenbrier in 2023, where he followed up a 61 in the second round with a sensational 58 on the final day.

That card equalled the record lowest round in an elite men’s professional golf tournament, and DeChambeau lists it among the proudest moments of his career along with his US Amateur and US Open triumphs.

He tweeted after the event: “This is one of the best rounds of golf I have ever played in my life. I can’t thank my team enough and sticking with me through the process. Today may have been history, but this is just the beginning. Let’s keep it going.”

He duly followed up the next month by winning the LIV Golf event in Chicago, and Crushers GC finished the year in style by taking the 2023 Team Championship.

Bryson DeChambeau has an effervescent, outgoing personality, which makes him ideal for the world of social media.

Any subscriber tracker will tell you that more than 1.5 million people follow his YouTube channel, where DeChambeau uploads regular videos.

One of his most popular series is Break 50, where he and a golfing partner attempt to complete 18 holes off the red tees in under 50 strokes.

Almost six million people have viewed the episode where DeChambeau was accompanied by John Daly, another big-hitting, larger-than-life dual Major winner from a previous golfing era.

Another 2.5 million tuned in to watch him play a round with Paige Spiranac, the former pro golfer who is now a model and social media personality.

Even those numbers pale into insignificance, however, next to the 12 million and more who have seen the episode in which DeChambeau was joined by one of the most famous American amateur golfers, President Donald Trump.

With huge numbers of followers on all the other main social media channels, DeChambeau is one of the most visible and engaging sports personalities in the world today.

While Bryson DeChambeau is renowned for his social media expertise, he is also notorious for keeping his private life just that – private.

DeChambeau clearly enjoys life in Texas and has made his home in the Lone Star State, where he spent his student years. He lives in a beautiful mansion in Grapevine, Texas, on the outskirts of Dallas.