Of course Bryson DeChambeau didn’t win the Professional Long Drivers Association’s World Championship on Friday. This week was the 2020 U.S. Open winner’s first foray into the muscled-up world of long ball, and he was competing against faster swingers with years of experience.
DeChambeau beating the long-drive pros at their own game was as likely as eventual 2021 long-drive winner Kyle Berkshire sinking the winning putt at last week’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits. Long-ball and golf golf are separate universes.
On Friday, none of that mattered for DeChambeau. He appeared to be in Mesquite, Nevada, to have a good time and swing hard.