ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – As is normally the case with Bryson DeChambeau, Tuesday’s abbreviated practice round was a learning experience.
He watched Jordan Spieth, studying every nuance as the world No. 1 prepared for this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and he meticulously analyzed this week’s golf course.
“It’s all I need, one round,” said DeChambeau, who will set out this week as an amateur.
While some will interpret that response as boastful, it’s more the byproduct of DeChambeau’s uncanny attention to detail and an exceedingly big brain.
His major at Southern Methodist was physics and he plays a set of Edel Golf irons that are all the same length, based on the idea of a single swing and data gathered after reading “The Golf Machine” by Homer Kelley.