Bryson DeChambeau is the longest hitter in the field at this week’s Open Championship, but he managed to hit the shortest shot on Day 1 at Royal Portrush.
The two-time major champ found himself in a tough spot in the high grass on No.4 during his opening round. And he wound up completely whiffing on his next shot. Yep, whiffing.
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At least, that’s what it looked like on TV. It’s hard to tell exactly with Portrush’s gnarly native grass. Anyway, have a look as DeChambeau stares at his golf ball in disbelief for a moment before taking a second swing hack at it – and only managing to move his ball slightly farther as it dribbles down the hill.
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Ouch. Earlier in the week, Bryson said he was hopeful about figuring out how to play better in the wind, however, it appears his fescue calculations still need a bit of work.
DeChambeau did recover from there, getting up and down to at least save double-bogey. But that’s a tough way to get your tournament started.
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