Bryson DeChambeau is known as “The Scientist” for a reason.
The two-time major winner incessantly works on his game analytically to get every ounce of performance out of himself. Even during major championships, DeChambeau hits hundreds of golf balls at the driving range to work on his game.
He’s working on his technique, but also on the development of technology to work with his hard-hitting style of play. At The Open Championship last year, he was spotted developing a new golf ball that can handle his high spin rate.
DeChambeau is always looking for an off-course edge to propel himself to the top of the sport, and he says he’s adding something ‘special’ to his game in the coming weeks that will help him address his biggest weakness.
Bryson DeChambeau has something ‘special’ coming to improve his wedge play
DeChambeau’s wedge and iron play is what has stopped him from becoming the man to challenge Scottie Scheffler as the world’s best player. It cost him a Masters victory last year as he couldn’t hit a green at Augusta, and it’s the most unreliable part of his game.
But he said he’s bringing something to the course in a few weeks’ time which should help him with that. DeChambeau explained to reporters at LIV Adelaide:
“Yeah, I mean, it’s a lot of work in the off-season. I started earlier this year. I started November speed training, so I got that kind of out of my system. Last year I was prepping and doing some speed training in January.
“It delayed my speed until the middle of the year and cost me a couple months, so I changed that this year, and it’s implemented some nice changes, and I feel really fast. Almost too fast in a sense sometimes. So my iron play is a little not on point.
“But man, I’ve got something coming that I can’t wait to have. Hopefully, I’ll have it for Hong Kong and that three-week stint, and it’ll be something that greatly improves my iron play and wedges. We’ll see. You never know.
“But I think it just comes from practicing a little earlier and getting with my coach Dana and working hard with Sportsbox a lot. It’s been fun working with Sportsbox. We’re about to unveil something pretty special with AI so I’m pumped about it. It’ll be incredibly helpful in dire times of need to be even more specific than pretty much any coach out there.
“I love Dana; Dana is working with it. It’s great. But I can’t wait to have that here soon. It’s right on the cusp of changing the game of golf from an instruction standpoint. I’m really pumped about that.
“But I’ve been using that and really working on my sequencing for speed and also alignment of the face, and it’s done pretty well, but just got to dial it in.”
It was only a matter of time until the AI revolution hit golf, and of course, it’s DeChambeau bringing it in.
Why Bryson DeChambeau is feeling confident ahead of 2026
2025 was a disappointing season for DeChambeau, who won one event on LIV and didn’t win a major championship. But he’s feeling optimistic of a good season this year.
That’s because he’s rounded into form quicker than usual, according to the American. He’s two shots off the leading Jon Rahm at LIV Adelaide after two rounds.
He said after Friday’s play: “It was an interesting round of golf today. I played a lot better than I scored. It was just an up-and-down day. I felt like I got really not much out of it.
“Par-fives I took advantage on, which is great. Then a couple bad par-threes, bad shots on the par-3s, just misjudging wind and wind just changing. You can’t control that.
“My wedges still need to improve. It’s the one thing in my game that I really have to change and get going in a good direction.
“But overall, I’ve played some solid golf. I’m seeing stuff that I haven’t seen as early in a year in the past four or five years. I’m seeing some great lines and feel comfortable over putts, some testers, comfortable over wedges, and comfortable over shots that are really difficult.
“To be feeling this good early on in the season is a great sign. I’ve just got to keep compounding it and moving it in a good direction.”
If he can amend his wedge play and beat Rahm to the win, it’ll be an incredible start to the season for DeChambeau, who wants to get back to winning ways on the major stage.
