Bryson DeChambeau once again came up short in his quest to win when in contention on a Sunday and he’s been told the improvement he needs to get better.
DeChambeau was in the mix and ended up finishing in a tie for second but ultimately, he was nowhere near Scottie Scheffler.
Scheffler won by five strokes to win his third major and cap a remarkable few weeks after he broke the course record at the Byron Nelson.
And after DeChambeau admitted after he needs to look at his game to get closer to Scheffler, he’s now been told by Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley exactly where he needs to improve.
Bryson DeChambeau told what to do to get to Scottie Scheffler’s level
Speaking on Sky Sports after the PGA Championship had finished, Wayne Riley was asked if Bryson DeChambeau can be considered as one of the very best in the world right now.
However, according to Riley, until he sorts out his iron play, he will fall short of Scheffler.
“Right now, no. At the end of the day nobody drives the ball like him, his short game is fantastic, it’s brilliant. But he needs to become a better iron player because he is so one dimensional from right to left,” Riley commented.
“It is okay when the wind is out of the left hand side, if he can hold it up, but when he needs to hold it up the other way and cut it against a right to left breeze he can’t get it to come down softly.
“And he is so very steep with his wedges, his distance control is so inconsistent because the clubs are so upright. That’s what he needs to work on. Scottie can weave his magic, he attacks his way around the golf course. Bryson with irons is one dimensional.”
Rich Beem suggests Bryson DeChambeau might never change
With DeChambeau known for being so meticulous in his approach to the game of golf, it won’t be a surprise to see him really work on his iron play and come back stronger.
However, chipping into the same conversation, former PGA winner Rich Beem has suggested that DeChambeau might never alter.
“It’s amazing how I remember when he first came out here and was trying to get all bulked up and it was like you have to pay attention to your short game,” Beem said.
“Well, his short game has fallen into place quite significantly. It’s interesting because when Bryson said I don’t control it in the wind very well, you have a formula for everything. You live in Dallas, it always blows in Dallas. It is really amazing to me that he hasn’t figured out a way, maybe just a small adjustment with some of his clubs because when you have the length of club that he has, it is almost impossible with some of those irons, unless you choke down to keep them out of the wind.
“He does not choke down on anything. I don’t know if he is ever going to be a fantastic player in the wind and as long as that short game keeps bailing him out I think he will continue on with the game he has – which is take the driver out and use it to your advantage, which is finding a lot of fairways, and rely on your short game. When the iron play is there it’s your time to win.”
If this is to be the case, then DeChambeau could well fall by the wayside as Scheffler and more continue to improve.
However, if he can somehow work it out, then more majors are possible and come the end of his career, he’ll have more than just the two to look back on.
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