Bryson DeChambeau’s return after winning the US Open a couple of weeks ago started with a bang as he raced to a 9-under-par 62 during the opening round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Thursday.
DeChambeau continued where he left off at Winged Foot and played with a whole lot of confidence throughout his opening round in Las Vegas.
Making it clear that he was going to continue his power-hitting displays, DeChambeau rolled in a staggering six birdies on the front nine before adding three more as he came home for a bogey-free first round.
DeChambeau, whose whole body transformation began at this event a year ago, said the conditions were perfect for him to play his natural aggressive game.
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‘I came out here today and there was very little wind today and I said this is a go-getting day and I really didn’t think too much about it, I just kept trying to keep myself in the flow like I was in the U.S. Open and just pounding forward, just keep making birdies, keep making birdies,’ he said at the end of his round.
Despite playing with a great deal of confidence at the moment, DeChambeau believes he has to continue the hard work to remain a step ahead of everyone else.
‘When I’m playing great golf I feel like I’ve got a great chance to win every week, but that doesn’t mean that somebody else is going to play better than me, right?
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‘So either way there’s opportunities for them to play better than me, when I’m playing my best, I’m not going to throw that out of the equation, but what I will say is I’m playing well and I feel like I have my golf swing under control and putting well, making a lot of putts. I feel like I can shoot low on a lot of golf courses and usually that wins tournaments.’
And, he does a few contenders on his tail, with Austin Cook, Harold Varner II, Scott Harrington, Patrick Cantlay and Nate Lashley all only a shot behind on 8 under par, while a group of six players are a further stroke back in T7.
South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen also made a swift start to his week by opening his account with a 6 under par 65 on Thursday with Charl Schwartzel one stroke behind him on 5 under.
Dylan Frittelli also did well throughout his first round, concluding the day with a solid 4-under-par 67.
MJ Daffue shot a round of 70 for his opening round on Thursday.
