FORT WORTH, Texas – Since we last saw him March, Bryson DeChambeau hit the gym and gained about 20 pounds.
Gary Woodland also hit the gym – and lost about 25 pounds.
On Thursday at the Charles Schwab Challenge, they both shot 5-under 65.
For DeChambeau, his mid-pandemic work is the continuation of the intense workout regimen he added during the offseason, with an eye on gaining speed.
“It doesn't mean I'm going to hit it farther, but I've done a lot of speed training to attain these new ball speeds,” DeChambeau explained. “When I was out here, I was attaining ball speeds of 193, 195 [mph] on certain holes, and quite honestly I can't use it out here [at Colonial].