If Jordan Spieth is the heir to Phil Mickelson’s “Master of Disaster” crown, then Bryson DeChambeau is next in the line of succession. Though the 2024 U.S. Open champ has reigned in the full-throttle chaos of late, his length from tee to green—and willingness to use it—can lead him to some odd corners of the golf course. Just take this year’s Masters for example, when DeChambeau had to literally rip a course sign out of the ground in order to play his second shot on Augusta National’s famed par-5 13th.
If DeChambeau isn’t afraid to get nuts at Augusta, just imagine what sort of hijinks he would get up to at your local dog track. Actually, you don’t have to imagine. On Wednesday, DeChambeau launched a new series on his wildly successful YouTube channel in which he finds a run-of-the-mill public golf course and attempts to the break the course record in a single try. First up was Coyote Ridge Golf Course in Dallas, TX, which held a course of record of nine-under 63. DeChambeau fired a 58 at LIV Greenbrier last year, so no sweat right? Sure … until the 9th hole that is, when Bryson quite literally overpowered the humble course. Check it out.
Apparently disaster can strike for pros even at normie course. DeChambeau learned that the hard way when he smoked his tee shot long and right on the 380-yard par-4 9th, outdriving anything remotely green and landing in an empty parking lot that, curiously, was still in bounds. That forced him to play his second from a spot only a select few Joe Schmoes have ever seen.
Hilariously on-brand stuff, especially given how nonchalant DeChambeau is about the situation. “Look at this thing,” DeChambeau says, eyeing up the rusty old maintenance shed standing between his ball and the flagstick. “I got this … this is sick!”
We guess our definition of “sick” is a little different than DeChambeau’s, but when you’re good enough to chip it off the pavement to 10 feet without batting an eye, perhaps this is the kind of thing that keeps golf interesting.
A few more wayward shots throughout his round kept DeChambeau two shots shy of the Coyote Ridge record, but it was still great content, and at the end of the day, that’s what Bryson is best at.
