Bryson DeChambeau in contention in pro debut at Harbour Town
So far, so good for Bryson DeChambeau in his professional debut.
The 2015 U.S. Amateur and NCAA men’s individual champion turned pro ahead of this week’s RBC Heritage, and, heading to the weekend, the SMU product is in contention.
DeChambeau shot 2-under 69 on Friday at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C., to reach 3-under 139 and trail world No. 1 Jason Day and Kevin Chappell by just three shots as part of a 10-way tie for 11th place amid a bunched leaderboard.
The newly minted pro could have found himself in one of the final three groups on Saturday had it not been for a disappointing double-bogey 6 on the par-4 eighth, his 17th hole, on Friday. DeChambeau had to hook his second shot after a less-than-ideal drive, and he got too much action on the ball, as it went into a water hazard.
“I hit the right shot, the wind just picked up a little bit, and subsequently it cost me,” he said.
The rookie feels he’s adjusting well to the windy conditions which have plagued the field for the first two days.
“You can’t adjust completely, but you get used to it more and more,” he said. “You can never fully understand what a gust is going to do to a golf ball. It’s too difficult to control and understand it.”
However, DeChambeau doesn’t really feel it’ll be much of an adjustment from playing for no money to playing for a lot of money this weekend.
“Honestly I’m trying to keep it the same as last week,” he said. “Again, it is playing for money, but again I’m just out here trying to win some championships.”
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