Bryson DeChambeau is well on his way to winning his first green jacket, but not without some heavy lifting, literally.
The powerful LIV star was the sole leader with seven under par through the first round, but on Friday he shot a 1-over 73, putting him in a three-way tie with tournament favorites and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and Max Homa. Ta.
Although he shared the lead, DeChambeau made the most eventful of almost everyone in the field, making his own decision to quickly change course to hit the shot he had in mind. He may have taken some creative shots. .
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Bryson DeChambeau moves a sign as he prepares to hit his second shot from the 14th fairway on the 13th hole during the second round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
golf digest He notes that his tee shot on the par-5 13th hole found pine straw on the right side. Normally, he would punch back into the fairway, but Bryson DeChambeau is anything but normal.
Instead, he wanted to hit a shot into the 14th fairway, but a sign with directions to other parts of the course was in the way.
There, DeChambeau, who was very large and strong, acted as groundskeeper, ripping the sign from the ground and moving it to another location. After the round, he estimated the autograph to weigh 30 pounds.
Incidentally, his plan worked perfectly, as he birdied the hole and finished the tournament at 8 under par.
Bryson DeChambeau moves a sign while preparing to hit his second shot from the 14th fairway on the 13th hole during the second round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
DeChambeau dropped two strokes in the final five holes, but his imagination certainly paid off.
Despite previously saying the course was a par 68, he famously struggled at Augusta National. His best finish at the Masters was T21 in 2016, when he made his Masters debut as a low amateur. He failed to qualify in each of the last two tournaments, but now he finds himself looking down on everyone (except Scheffler and Homa).
Bryson DeChambeau chips into the eighth green during the second round of the 2024 Masters Tournament on April 12 at Augusta National Golf Club. (Andrew Reddington/Getty Images)
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And if it wasn’t so bulky, he might have been looking up at the leaderboard.
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