Beefy Bryson DeChambeau blasted a 428-yard drive with the help of the cart path and still managed to bogey the hole
- Bryson DeChambeau came out of quarantine as one of the biggest hitters in golf.
- On Friday at the Travelers Championship, DeChambeau bombed a 427-yard drive off the 10th tee after receiving a little help from the cart path.
- While the shot seemed to set up an easy birdie try, DeChambeau fumbled on his follow-up shots, and ultimately left with a bogey.
- As the old saying goes, "Drive for show, putt for dough."
Few people have been more productive in their time in quarantine than Bryson DeChambeau.
As the golf season was put on pause for the better part of three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DeChambeau spent the time off focused on beefing up and came back a brand new man.
Since his return, DeChambeau has used his new weight and power to his advantage on the course, pushing the limits of what his driver can do and finishing in the top eight of the first two tournaments back from the break.
On Friday at the Travelers Championship, DeChambeau pushed those limits even further, utilizing a little help from the cart path to launch a drive more than 400 yards. The monstrous hit happened at the par 4 No. 10, with DeChambeau's drive initially looking like it had gone too far wide to find its length.
Instead, DeChambeau received the friendliest of bounces from the cart path, riding the rail an extra 100 yards before finally settling down and leaving just a pitch onto the green.
When it finally stopped, Bryson's ball had traveled a whopping 428 yards.
Following the tournament online, you would be forgiven for thinking that DeChambeau had broken through to a new plane of existence.
It wasn't the first time that DeChambeau had broken the course that day, as he had already skipped out on a dog-leg on No. 9 in favor of driving the green.
When DeChambeau finally caught up with his ball, it had gotten stuck in a grate, prompting him to take an unplayable and setting up what looked like a simple chip onto the green to set up a birdie try.
But for all the brilliant luck that came to DeChambeau's drive, he couldn't find his swing to finish out the hole. DeChambeau miscalculated his pitch, over-shooting beyond the back of the green. Then on his third shot, his putt back onto the green was stifled before it could start.
Rather than a gimme birdie, DeChambeau was left attempting to save par, and ultimately putted wide. After beginning the hole with so much promise, Bryson left with a bogey.
On the course, DeChambeau's frustration with himself could be heard on the course.
Even when things don't ultimately work out for DeChambeau, his bombing drives have made him one of the most exciting golfers in the sport.
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