Much excitement has surrounded Bryson DeChambeau’s likely approach to the 150th Open at St Andrews, but the big-hitting American insists his strategy will largely be determined by weather conditions at the Home of Golf.
Since bulking up considerably in 2020, DeChambeau has become one of the longest hitters around and many players and pundits have suggested his power from the tee will provide a significant advantage at the Old Course this July.
DeChambeau admits to being excited by talk of his game being ideally suited to St Andrews, where a number of par-4s can be driveable depending on wind speed and direction.
However, the world No. 9 is not sure how often he will actually be using his driver when The 150th Open gets under way.
“My strategy is gonna depend on the weather, first off,†DeChambeau told The Rick Shiels Golf Show. “You know, it’s a golf course where maybe a lot of irons off the tee is the play. I don’t know. Maybe it is hitting it really far and bombing it up next to the greens and having a great wedge game. There’s a couple ways I could play the golf course.
“Sometimes people think about my driver, ‘Oh, it gives him such an advantage’. What really gives me an advantage is my irons, being able to hit an 8-iron 210 yards, being able to hit a 9-iron 195, a 6-iron 240 yards.
“So this is where the conversation of strategy, what is my strategy? It’s gonna depend on the weather and conditions of the course and what I’m comfortable with as well, given my current game situation.â€
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