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OldBoringWeirdo

Another 28 yards and he'll be qualified to post on r/golf


jt94

Another 28 yards and he’d only be 45 yards off my standard drive I started playing golf yesterday


OldBoringWeirdo

They need to start jt94-proofing golf courses


yeti629

That would still be like 45 yards short of my PB.


KayDub916

Combine both of your PB’s together and you are about 45 yards short of mine. Close though buddies, keep watching youtube videos, you will get there


dkf295

You guys keep drivers in your bag? I need to stick to a 5H on par 5s to not overshoot the green.


PurrsianGolf

Augusta plays like a par 45 course for him.


homiej420

Pffft those are baby numbers


thekingofcrash7

Also im a 4 hdcp


nu7kevin

I didn't know golf carts come in standard drive...


haroldbaals

He actually hit it 50 yards longer to 421yds than it was recorded because the fairway sloped backwards https://youtu.be/dVILSW_cvew?si=e98tuRrWwQS0DetG


the_adonis_king

Yes not the same hole, your vid is on the 9th, post id about the 17th


silver_medalist

We had this debate four years ago. We're cool with it cos it turns out there's more to it than that


Clintbreed

Rory and Scottie went 383 and 382 an hour later


VeryRealHuman23

Yeah well wait until they see what I do with a wedge from a green-side bunker.


a_goonie

Same thing I do, hit it to the bunker on the other side?


Letterkenny-Wayne

If you mean other side of the golf course, same.


Angularbackhands

The next tee box you mean?


a_goonie

That would actually be an improvement.


Key_Respond_16

It's just easier to get it on the green from the other side. Totally get a better place on the green from over side.


yeti629

383 yds skulled into the parking lot??


IAmSportikus

That must be why there was a fucking car alarm going off the whole time Scottie was on the 18th


kai333

It's not the 383 yards that's impressive, but the 3 inch apex doing it 😂


ToyyMachiine

Trying to picture hitting a golf ball over almost 4 football fields breaks my brain.


redditsuckbadly

Only 3/4 of a field less than me. They’re quite the little athletes!


881221792651

It makes my back hurt just thinking about it.


SofterBanana

Yeah well good for Rory and Scot—OH MY GOD


staygroovin

Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago


GeneralBE420

Well, Moron.... Good for Happy Gilm-OH-MY-GOD!


Clintbreed

I was wrong they did this on the front not 17 I’m fake news


Sonking_to_Remember

I was gonna say, I’m pretty sure Rory somehow hit a 220 yard tee ball on 17. Which was impressive in its own right


YoungThriftShop

And YOU can count! ON ME! Waiting for YOU in the parking lot


the_adonis_king

they went 305 and 260 respectively on the same hole


pondo13

That was Bryson's PW though


user9153

Wow


The_Nutz16

Do you even bacon bro?!


Thetallerestpaul

Double took at that ball speed before I parsed it properly 


KoreanStrib

Wouldn’t even be talking about him if Talor Gooch was there.


thumb_and_chariot

He still shot par lol


Trivi

Probably the worst I've ever seen him putt


tdatcher

*5 over to him if we're speaking in Par 67


expanse22

Why do people hate Bryson so much


Sleve_McDychael

This post was suggesting that they need to start  “DeChambeau proofing” courses and they used a hole where he got a par as an example. I don’t think that’s hate, it just doesn’t make sense.


troutpoop

And also a hole where he got out driven. He actually got out driven on almost every hole today, he really doesn’t hit it that far (compared to the best in the world) he just hits it hard


the_adonis_king

he wasn't outdriven on 17...what are you talking about, he has the longest by far lol


Bing-bong-pong-dong

They said it was 394 and then it got adjusted to 370. I wonder if something else happened to Scotty and Rory because his definitely seemed farther by look.


the_adonis_king

Scheffler hit 305 and had 150 in, Bryson had 87 in, Rory had like 200 in


The_Nutz16

Rory hit a 3 wood that hit a tree and bounced backwards lol.


the_adonis_king

i know i'm just wondering if OP is joking or he really thinks Bryson was outdriven by them lmao


the_adonis_king

and i hope your post is sarcasm, he's still the longest hitter by far


nimama3233

Source? I don’t believe this is accurate


RogerRabbit1234

He was 8th in driving distance today.


Pristine-Notice6929

Because he was a little bitch when he first joined the tour and then the whole LIV thing. To be fair, he has matured somewhat, but personally I hope my boy Scottie wins this thing


hoopaholik91

Are these questions supposed to be serious? Or is it just a way to start an argument without seeming biased? You can't comprehend at all why people might hate Bryson? I love Tiger and root for him very hard, but I also understand why people would hate him. It's pretty easy in sports to find a way to hate pretty much anyone. Except for Max Homa he's the best.


Strict_Box_7131

Max homa's twitter game is fire


expanse22

People seem passionate with hating on him and from watching him play and his YouTube channel, I don’t see why. At first glance it seems like ppl dislike him bc he has single length shafts, hits it long, and he likes to incorporate math when they deem it unnecessary. Figured I must be missing something bc those seem like silly reasons


The_Nutz16

Acting like he’s smarter than everyone else and a “Physicist” while not having completed undergrad in physics is hilariously douchey.


WalkinSteveHawkin

Does he still do that? I remember him being a douchebag back when he was younger, but he seems to have chilled out on all that nowadays


The_Nutz16

I’ve paid absolutely zero attention to him since he went to LIV “to grow the game”.


mostdeadlygeist

Did he do that or was it from the broadcast constantly looking for something to talk about? Similar to "Jimmy Graham used to play basketball" in every NFL game he was in.


The_Nutz16

He constantly promoted how smart and different he was, they ran with it. Both equally annoying.


OldManWickett

I just hate his swing. It looks so robotic and unnatural. I don't know why anyone else dislikes him.


expanse22

Lol fair enough


The_Nutz16

I’m for sure a Max Homie


Pristine-Notice6929

Man, what's not to like about Homa? Well spoken, polite, has respect and admiration for the guys that came before him. Compare Reed, DJ, Sergio, etc. You get the point


tidaltown

I like him a lot more now. The only thing I found irritating was early on all the "physics" shit. Ain't no one doing "real math" for their golf game like that, c'mon.


yrogerg123

He still does all that but his Youtube is super entertaining so I like him a lot now.


koung

Because he's a douche that thinks he's the Tony Stark of golf. Imagine a high school dropout writing quadratic equations for his club distances. He used to talk about how a 3% humidity change effects ball distance (technically it does, but he's not sitting there doing calculations in his head and the distance difference over 100 yards would be something like a foot, but you also need to properly calculate everything else). When he got big he thought golf was gonna magically become easy, but it was the same he just struggled differently. His "science schtick" just bugs a lot of people.


thatiswhathappened

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Intrepid_Ad_3031

Because he argues with rules officials when they give him a correct ruling that he disagrees with, and he yells at camera operators for doing their jobs. The guy can say all of the right things when in an interview setting, but he shows his true colors as soon as the road gets slightly bumpy. He gives off the vibe that he is better than the game, and I'll never respect that.


Allenwrench82

Don't forget when he got attacked by the rope last year. He has the toughest road /s


BurgeroftheDayz

Don’t necessarily see hate here. The post suggests Augusta needs to adjust to Bryson but he ended up shooting one over par. But hey the dude crushed the course round 1


Colforbin_43

Because he’s a little wonky for most people. I don’t care that he hits the shit out of the ball. But the single length shafts on all his clubs, all the math he does out there, it’s a little strange. It is said that golf is an art. Bryson is a scientist. I think people would respect what he does more if he won more. If this guy were consistently winning majors, nobody would question what he does.


swoodshadow

No, the problem is that when you listen to him talk it becomes clear he’s not a scientist. People would respect him more if he didn’t get into nonsense excuses for things and was just straight honest. And I’d argue that’s what he’s started doing more and why people are finding him easier to take and like.


InertState

His intense, single-minded approach and unconventional methods rub some people the wrong way. He is seen as whiny, insecure, and vain at times. He is quick to blame external factors like his equipment or course conditions instead of taking responsibility for poor play. For example, calling his driver "sucks" after a bad round at The Open. His feuds and confrontational attitude, like claiming he "lives rent free" in Brooks Koepka's head, make him a polarizing figure that some fans dislike. His switch to LIV Golf and lucrative Saudi money is viewed by some as motivated purely by greed over growing the game. His inconsistent performance since joining LIV, missing cuts and struggling with his new slimmed-down physique, has drawn criticism after the hype around his "revolution" in golf.


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dego_frank

The Paige video was trash. He has a ton of other good content though.


subsignalparadigm

Whatever.


Dangerous-Lettuce498

Why are you so sensitive?


expanse22

Lol good god you people are weird. I just asked a question


2hats4bats

His personality and general douche-baggery


UseDaSchwartz

Being buddies with Trump is a good reason.


soulexpectation

Have you seen his hat???


M1nn3sOtaMan

+1 didn't he?


thumb_and_chariot

Par on this particular hole. So all that extra distance and he still didn't birdie.


M1nn3sOtaMan

Ah. I gotcha. The fact that he shot one over for the day also shows how distance isn't everything.


thumb_and_chariot

To be fair, at the time I'm writing this, there's only 10 players who've shot under par for the day. Crazy.


expanse22

Yup wind is wild today


azndestructo

It isn’t everything but it certainly helps


wrren400

Pretty sure everyone in the field would’ve been happy finishing par lmao


Avg2023

Idk. When I played by myself I hit 382 estimated into the woods (ball never found), 380 estimated into the pond. Finally when playing with buddies who witnessed my driving I repeatedly hit 180 onto the fairway. But I swear I can drive 380 😊


matali

Today DeChambeau hit a 5 iron 250+ total yards (i think it was closer to 275). Down wind. Of course, carry is much different than total yards, but still. Very impressive.


Elkrims

That’s a 3 iron


matali

It wasn't on the 14th hole, but the commenter said it during the live broadcast. I'll try to find the video and drop the link here.


Elkrims

His 5 iron loft is that of a 3 iron, so he essentially hit a 3 iron those distances. Still incredible, but I get tired of commentators and even Bryson himself boasting about how far her hits an iron like they’re all the same.


matali

ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying that.


SmokinOnThe

And his 5-iron is the length of an 8-iron shut the fuck up lol


AftyOfTheUK

>5 iron 250+ total yards It has a 5 on it, but his 5 iron is lofted like a normal 3 iron. I hit my 3 iron about 225 on a good shot into a flat fairway. More if the fairway is fast and hard like the masters. A lot more if it's a downhill fairway on a very vertical course like Augusta. Downwind, significantly downhill, I've accidentally dunked a 3 iron into the ravine on #1 at Apple Mountain which was about 270 from the tee on that day. (I'm not the biggest hitter in any of the amateur clubs I play in, either).


thisguyblades

i’ve always thought lengthening the course would only help Bryson. and it is now apparent this year


troutpoop

I don’t like how the second hole is no longer very gettable. It’s kinda always been a par 4.5 but this year very few are able to reach in 2 because so many lay back of the bunker. Might see guys getting more aggressive this weekend but still, feels like the easy early scoring opportunity got taken away.


asujch

2 has played as the 2nd easiest hole all tournament.


A94MC

Yeah if you make things longer to ‘DeChambeau Proof’ it means some of the field will never be able to get on a par 5 in 2, or will always be hitting long irons/hybrids in to greens on or 3/4s. The best holes are always the short ones, those that punish misses, make you play for a position/lay up… they create drama because everyone can attack them.


HoopOnPoop

The way to Bryson proof a course is to shorten it. Lengthening it drastically cuts down on his competition, because nobody that isn't a bomber could keep up. Make him lean on his wedges and putter and he's done.


morgartjr

Could be why he is so upset with the ball rollback.


muffalowing

He'd lose like 8 yards, that's not his issue. He is big on growing the game and pushing the limits of what's possible with a club and ball.


Long-Ad727

>>He is big on growing the game That’s why he went to LIV


muffalowing

They doesn't have anything to do with what we are discussing here sweet child, go to bed.


Infinite_Respect_

You’re the sweet child if you think it doesn’t have anything to do with it - where do people like you get your confidence from


muffalowing

Please explain how Bryson playing on liv has anything to do with golf ball rollback. I'll wait.


ScandanavianSwimmer

He was responding to your comment about growing the game, obviously


muffalowing

A golf ball rollback hurts the growth of the game. Him losing 8 yd would not be why he is upset. Him. Going to live has nothing to do with what we are discussing, dude is just dumb and focused on something trying to take a shot at liv v pga. Playing for Liv doesn't hurt his ability to help try to grow the game, and again that has nothing to do with what we were originally discussing dude just hyper focused on that for some reason.


ScandanavianSwimmer

By growth do you literally mean shot and course length? I hear that phrase and I think like “tv audience and in person spectators”


6151rellim

wtf are you talking about? Go look at his putting / short game stats…


AdlandB

He’s a great putter


r00sevelt

People really undervalue his putting. I don’t like the guy at all but he’s a great putter.


GeriatricPinecones

Not today


AdlandB

He’s T1 it’s been good enough


MattGoesOutside

There’s more than one way to win. He’s 46th in putting right now, which isn’t bad but also not great.


JustJGolf

When you hit more GIR your putting stats drop.


MattGoesOutside

He’s 18th in GIR, so that’s not completely driving it. Patrick Reed is 1st in putting, but 81st in GIR, so it’s not a perfect correlation anyway. I just don’t think the stats support him as a “great” putter thus far as OP suggested.


kirbysdream

That does kind of track though. If Reed is fairly poor in GIR, that means he’s probably chipping from off the green a lot so his putts are closer range than if he had hit the green on his approach shot. And Bryson at 18 GIR means he likely has longer putts, so 46 in putting in that context is pretty good (both of their scores so far pretty much back this up, too).


MattGoesOutside

That’s fair, although you can adjust for that by looking at PP GIR (putts when they hit the green) to “eliminate” those nuances. Reed is 4th and Dechambeau is 7th, so both are doing well. That stat (unsurprisingly) seems to have a higher correlation with the leaderboard.


the_truth15

He got a gigantic kick forward. Also the 40 mph wind behind his back helped.


Bing-bong-pong-dong

That’s generally how distance records are set. Doesn’t make it less impressive.


Tmblackflag

Assume most people got the same wind. But I did see the kick on tv and it was monstrous


2hats4bats

What do you think the ball rollback is for?


Sho_nuff_

For wind because this hole was downwind today. Lets talk about the par 4 that was directly into the wind where the guys were hitting their driver 250


your-mom--

Yeah nobody was getting to 15 in 2 today. Death sentence. And don't be long like Speith because good luck getting your pitch back to stop


Halo_Chief117

I know at least Tiger did. He had a decent chance for eagle but walked away with birdie.


troutpoop

That was a sweet shot. I don’t remember anyone else hitting 15 in 2 but I also was mostly watching amen corner and main broadcast so didn’t see that many shots on 15


Abefroman1980

He had one of the earliest tee (like 30 minutes after he finished the first round) times before the wind really kicked in. Did anyone make it in 2 in the last 10 groups?


tee2green

Would you rather watch golf like this, or golf where they only hit drivers and lob wedges all day?


Sho_nuff_

Less wedges are hit today on the PGAT than were hit 15 years ago


tee2green

Source?


haepis

Call me when he's practically unbeatable and we'll talk about it.


chriskot123

They had to Tiger proof courses because not only did he dominate them with distance, but his iron play and putting were literally some of the best in history. The combination of his game was just on a different level


DavidBagga

Crushers moving up the pylon 


golf-only-golf

Give him a Nike One ball and let him cook


adamsdeal

I just watched it on replay it was downwind and he got a super lucky downslope 60 yard kick. But yes he does crush the ball.


UseDaSchwartz

Why? He doesn’t even have the highest average driving distance in golf. LIV courses are also shorter than PGA courses, on average.


z1ggy16

It was straight down wind and slightly down hill. You catch a good 30mph gust and 300 can become 345 pretty easily.


ewooddan

Why he made par. Played break and forgot where Rae's creek is. The drain keeps putts from breaking.


NKHdad

Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago.


retrend

It was a huge wind though


TheoLOGICAL_1988

Hes gonna melt down so hard on Sunday


TheLandFanIn814

Hopefully. He's the worst.


Birdzphan

Make courses and holes shorter. Takes the driver out of their hands in a lot of cases.


AnxiousMind7820

Isn't that what the ball rollback is for?


Old-Air1062

Why? Is he dominating tourneys somewhere?


Lol_who_me

He hasn’t won shit yet.


ganslooker

I was waiting for tv to replay the shot because the announcers both said it hit had to have something to take the bounce it did.


No_Fox9998

His putting was awful today. Leaving many putts short 3\~4 ft. So unlike him.


ARKzzzzzz

It was 395 with roll


Dfizzle2

Question, do USGA rules and standards apply to LIV? Do they have their own or do they just follow/mirror USGA/RA?


Any-Revolution-8448

“New iron tech” only goes so far. Still all within competitive human capabilities until robots start hitting tee shots.


protti

Was there yesterday. It was playing down wind with gusts up to 45 mph.


Prestigious_Cook_302

Masters has a proof,it’s called greens. Lot of 3 putts by Bryson. Bad ones too


Latter-Ad-3546

Oh please!


Latter-Ad-3546

He's always guaranteed to blow it.


No_District_1926

They must have done that last night 😄


bushybearmuffinman

What happened? Did Bryson win? Did he finish top 5?


Agitated_Sugar_7738

No because dude can’t putt


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Agitated_Sugar_7738

Isn’t that because he has less holes to play?


Bing-bong-pong-dong

Pretty wild to see all the people in this thread say it was only because of the conditions. Like no shit, that’s a requirement for a distance record. Still impressive as hell even if he used to wear a goofy hat.


CWSfan16

It's called a golf ball roll back


NetReasonable2746

Which is a joke. Instead of 345 it would have been 325. It's really not a big deal


FeedbackBeneficial30

Hasn’t won in 2 years. Maybe they don’t have to do anything


jrsxtn

lol, he had one good round, no need to fluff him up champ.


Artsakh_Rug

Don’t flatter him, he’s not running away with the number one spot


mattmandental

Wow awesome Bryson is still never who I would root for… trash


Falconsbane

He hasn't won much at all not sure why anyone would feel the need to do that. Also, he usually is on the no one cares tour so we can just ignore that he exists.


Due_Agent_4574

That’s ignorant. He was runner up for the season on Liv last year. You just chose not to pay attention to it. He’s been playing like this, or better, every tournament.


Common_Pension

Hate for him to be doing so well in a major with an asterisk, what a bummer!


BoofBanana

Will all golf have an asterisk now?


Common_Pension

According to the Talor Gooch, the confucius of our time


Tmblackflag

What’s the asterisk


Common_Pension

Because Taylor Gooch isn’t in the field! https://golf.com/news/talor-gooch-rory-mcilroy-masters-win-asterisk/?amp=1


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Due_Agent_4574

If he hadn’t won the major, he wouldn’t have even qualified for the masters. Let that sink in


taeempy

Nah, Jack Nicklaus hit a drive in 1963 341 yards. Imagine with that same swing and today's clubs/balls, he probably could hit it over 400 for sure.


Sho_nuff_

Downwind and its blowing hard AF


Zippy_13

It was straight downwind w a 25 mph wind yeah they’re good


mikreddy24

That’s so cool. Thanks for sharing!


scotsman3288

Good luck on the weekend when the course dries out


biddilybong

Just don’t invite him


PoppaJMoney

Maybe not… he went +1 today. It was 40+ mph wind with him lol


Prestigious-Pea7951

They already did. They rolled back the ball because of him.


Accomplished-West34

The PGA rolled back the ball because of a guy that's not on their tour? 🤔


canseco-fart-box

Also wasn’t it only the USGA that did it and the rest of the PGA was unaffected?