Bryson DeChambeau took the lead in the FedEx Cup Playoffs by winning The Northern Trust, and he did so using a complete game over four days at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey.
With the victory, DeChambeau also locks up his spot in the Tour Championship, where he’ll be making his first appearance after finishing 13 spots outside the top 30 in 2017.
Was Bryson upset about his shoulder bothering him? Was he disappointed with the angle of his one-plane swing? Or did the USGA outlawing his on-course compass push him over the edge?!
Viewed by some as a better, simpler way to play and by others as a gimmick, DeChambeau’s Cobra utility irons, King Forged irons and King wedges all are 37.5 inches in length, about that of a 7-iron.
DeChambeau said this week at the Memorial Tournament was the best he had putted since his US Amateur victory in 2015. So it was fitting that when he needed to hole a 10-footer for birdie to earn his second career US PGA Tour title in a playoff, he poured it in, defeating South Korea’s Byeong Hun An on the second extra hole.
Moving day was rescheduled for Friday at the Memorial Tournament, with some of the world’s best vaulting up the leaderboard and positioning themselves for the weekend.
Australian Golf Digest
