YO CHILL BRO: Bryson DeChambeau Goes After A Cameraman

Bryson DeChambeau has been the talk of the PGA TOUR this year with his crazy diet and ridiculous power. While all that work paid off with a big win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, that might not be what Bryson is remembered for this week.

It might be for getting into it with a camera operator. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DeChambeau showed everyone how far he can hit the ball and combine it with great touch on the greens to be a dominant force. But even after winning this past weekend by a strong three strokes, what has Bryson in the headlines is his demeanor during the third round. DeChambeau has been known for being a bit of a hothead on occasion and that was what we saw on Saturday in Detroit.

During his third round on the par-5, 7th hole, DeChambeau hit a monster drive and then followed it up with a lackluster approach shot that left him with a difficult bunker shot. Bryson didn’t hit the best bunker shot in the world and then took a pretty wild swing at the sand to let out some of his frustration. But that wasn’t all DeChambeau did, he also went on to have a heated discussion with a Golf Channel cameraman.

Bryson running a little hot. Caught up with him on 7 where he took a Sergio slash at the sand after splashing out of a greenside bunker, muttered an expletive after missing the par save and spent 60 seconds in a…testy discussion with a cameraman on his way to 8 tee. pic.twitter.com/ENjQt1U689

— Will Gray (@WillGrayGC) July 4, 2020

Golf Channel reporter Will Gray asked DeChambeau about the discussion and Bryson had this to say: “He was literally watching me the whole entire way up after getting out of the bunker, walking up next to the green. And I just was like, ‘Sir, what is the need to watch me that long?’”

DeChambeau continued saying: “I mean, I understand it’s his job to video me, but at the same point, I think we need to start protecting our players out here compared to showing a potential vulnerability and hurting someone’s image. I just don’t think that’s necessarily the right thing to do.”

Bryson then went on to explain that he believes pros need some privacy on the course because they are so passionate about the game and can easily be caught at a vulnerable time. That, he says, could be misconstrued by the media when nothing is meant by it. A lot of people aren’t buying that, however, and are just chalking it up to DeChambeau not being that friendly of a guy.

Regardless of what the real motivation of DeChambeau’s spat with the cameraman is, it seems like it would do Bryson some good to try and harness his emotion. And that way, we can focus on his strong performances and less on his personal attitude.

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