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The Masters: Bryson DeChambeau is not holding back

By Josh Chandler

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 24: Bryson DeChambeau waits for his putt on the first green in his match against Antoine Rozner of France during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 24, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 24: Bryson DeChambeau waits for his putt on the first green in his match against Antoine Rozner of France during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 24, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Bryson DeChambeau dominated storylines heading into the Masters last Autumn when he took the “New” version of himself to Augusta National for the first time and made comments during his pre-tournament press conference describing how the iconic course was a PAR 67 for him now that he had added the new distance in an attempt to win multiple Majors and push the limits.

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Fast forward five months and not much has changed in terms of how DeChambeau plans to approach Augusta National this time around despite the fact that he struggled to make the cut at the Masters last year on his way to a 34th place finish.

It came out that last November the U.S. Open Champion was not altogether healthy during a time that he struggled with periods of dizziness, and that in part his health helped to derail his push for the green jacket in 2020.

DeChambeau eluded to this when asked about his current health during Tuesdays pre-tournament press conference saying:

"There were some interesting things that went on. Took about four or five months to figure out what it was. We went through CT scans, X-rays, cardioid measurement. We had ultrasound on my heart. We had measurement of the blood vessels on my neck."

Bryson would go on to describe how they tried and tested everything before eventually checking his Oxygen levels and determining “that something was there”. Since that time DeChambeau worked on breathing exercises and readjusting his sleeping habits to combat what was found and had plagued him last year.

A healthy DeChambeau plans to push distance once again and with the help of a “new club” in the bag this week he has scoped out the holes he plans to attack, this includes carrying his drives over entire treelines when possible. That was part of his response when asked about his plan of attack on certain holes this week when he responded with:

"No. 11, I can squeeze it down the right side pretty far.10, not really anything.No. 9, I can take it over the left trees and get into that big expansive grass, which is cool."

Though it’s not just about distance for Bryson this week, he knows how important placing his second shots in the right position will be in order to succeed this week. This is an area of his game that is significantly better now than it was in his last appearance at Augusta National with DeChambeau having gained nearly ten strokes with his Irons in his last two stroke-play events all the while still leading the Tour in strokes gained off the tee in 2021.

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The 27-year-old is not scared to try new things or innovative shots this week as well, in fact, it is something he grew up learning to do. He is also not scared of the conditions this week either as he responded with the following when asked about the anticipated firm and fast conditions this week:

"So whenever it’s firmer, faster conditions, whether it be Shriners, whether be Bay Hill or the U.S. Open or different golf courses I’ve won on, they have usually always been firm. So I think that plays into my hand nicely for what I’m comfortable with."

Regardless of whether or not DeChambeau is able to win the Masters this week, one thing that is certain is he is going to continue to try new things and push limits and he isn’t going to hold back.

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