Thanks to some more egging on from the vocal crowd in Orlando, DeChambeau let the big dog eat once more, nuking one 377 yards (345 metres) into the fairway bunker just 90 yards (82m) from the green.
It’s not even round one yet and you’re probably already tired of hearing about what Bryson DeChambeau “might” do on the 555-yard par-5 sixth hole at Bay Hill this week.
His play continues to encourage, and there’s no doubt in his mind he’s going to seal the deal in a US PGA Tour event some time in the future. Maybe even the very near future.
Something clicked in just about every facet of Rory McIlroy’s game, which led to the second-lowest aggregate of the last decade for a winner at Bay Hill.
Using a TaylorMade TP Soto blade, McIlroy – who has been no better than 125th in strokes gained/putting in each of the last three seasons – posted a tournament-leading 2.503 strokes gained mark at Bay Hill