No one chases speed like Bryson DeChambeau. It’s a borderline obsession. Maybe not borderline.
Though he’s never reached over 200 mph ball speed during a competitive round on the PGA Tour, he has crossed that threshold several times in practice. He said he hit 211 mph on the range earlier this week at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
DeChambeau has recently been working alongside World Long Drive champion Kyle Berkshire in a bid to improve his ball speed. Berkshire set the world record (228 mph) en route to winning the WLD final in 2019.
DeChambeau managed on Thursday to hit one drive 405 yards – the second longest of the opening round (Cam Champ, 421 yards) – on his way to a 4-under 69 on the Plantation Course.