Bryson DeChambeau held the lead after the opening round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, on Thursday with a four-under 66 he attributed partially to his recent slimd-own, per ESPN's Mark Schlabach.
DeChambeau started his new diet, during which he cut out corn, wheat, gluten and dairy while reducing his daily intake to 2,900 calories, last August. In 24 days, he had already lost 18 pounds, he told Schlabach.
"It was crazy," DeChambeau said. "It wasn't fat. It was all water weight. You know how I looked before.