Bryson DeChambeau has US Open rival that may hit the ball additional than McIlroy
The fashionable golfer is hitting their drives longer than ever earlier than however when the US Open will get underway this week, notorious slugger Bryson DeChambeau may have some critical competitors.
The muscular American is famend as being one of many greatest hitters within the recreation, thrilling testosterone-powered crowds together with his booming smashes off the tee – and the outcomes communicate for themselves.
Last yr, the LIV Golf insurgent averaged 327 yards (299m) from the tee field on the Saudi-funded circuit. His all-out energy strategy will appeal to giant galleries on the Los Angles Country Club this week and because the 29-year-old has confirmed up to now, such a tactic can land you a Major championship.
When DeChambeau received the US Open in 2020, he did so by hitting simply 23 of 56 fairways, the fewest of any champion within the historical past of the US Open.
That coverage can be examined to the restrict in California this week, nevertheless, with ultra-deep tough lining the course. For most gamers, hitting the fairways won’t ever have been extra very important if hopes of lifting the silver trophy on Sunday are to be realised.
Spectators could have to jostle for a good view of DeChambeau’s increase or bust strategy however for many who merely wish to see a monster drive in all its glory, there’s a actual various to following the 29-year-old across the course.
South Africa’s Wilco Nienaber is in LA for the US Open this week and the large news is that he can smash the ball even additional than DeChambeau.
Standing at 1.87m tall, Nienaber is at present the main distance driver on the DP World Tour. The 23-year-old is averaging 338 yards (309m) off the tee this season. That’s even additional than that PGA Tour’s main driver Rory McIlroy, who has averaged 328 yards from the tee field this season.
There can also be an argument available that Sunshine Tour winner Nienaber’s swing is extra aesthetically pleasing than DeChambeau’s. According to IOL, the South African is claimed to have a swish effortless-looking swing, which is in stark distinction to DeChambeau’s battering ram strategy.
Ranked 147th on the DP World Tour and nonetheless looking for his maiden triumph on the circuit, Nienaber is unlikely to be within the combine for the US Open title, however the possibilities of him hitting the longest drive of the match can be extraordinarily excessive.
Unfortunately, one other factor that is excessive is the tough that traces the golf green on the Los Angeles Country membership, making correct drives extra vital than ever earlier than. But within the battle to smash a golf ball into orbit, McIlroy and DeChambeau face real competitors this week.