Bryson DeChambeau’s long-drive debut will extend at least another day – and after Tuesday’s performance, likely longer.
Just two days removed from the Ryder Cup, DeChambeau was in Mesquite, Nevada, for the first round of the Pro Long Drive’s World Championship, and he didn’t just show up; he hung with the top hitters in the field.
Competing in the third of five groups in the open division, DeChambeau finished T-2 of 16 players in his group to easily advance to Wednesday’s field of 64 players. DeChambeau was 100 points behind Scottie Pearman, the fifth-ranked long-driver in the world, and Pearman needed a last-ball effort to win his final set.