Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Status Amateur Nationality United States Masters Tournament DNP | Name Bryson DeChambeau College SMU | |
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Born September 16, 1993 (age 31) Modesto, California ( 1993-09-16 ) | ||
Bryson dechambeau wins 2015 u s amateur championship
Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional golfer. In 2015, he became the fifth in history to win both the NCAA Division I championship and the U.S. Amateur in the same year.
Contents
- Bryson dechambeau wins 2015 u s amateur championship
- Bryson dechambeau on his single length irons
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- Unique clubs
- Amateur wins 6
- Results in major championships
- Summary
- US national team appearances
- References
Bryson dechambeau on his single length irons
Amateur career
Born in Modesto, California to John Howard Aldrich DeChambeau and Janet Louise Druffel, DeChambeau moved to Clovis, northeast of Fresno, at age seven. He attended Clovis East High School and won the California State Junior Championship at age 16 in 2010. DeChambeau graduated in 2012 and accepted a scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, majoring in physics.
In June 2015, he became the first SMU Mustang to win the NCAA individual championship, recording a score of 280 (−8) to win by one stroke. In August, he won the U.S. Amateur title, defeating Derek Bard 7 & 6 in the 36-hole final. He became the fifth to win both the NCAA and U.S. Amateur titles in the same year, joining Jack Nicklaus (1961), Phil Mickelson (1990), Tiger Woods (1996), and Ryan Moore (2004).
DeChambeau made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur in June 2015 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic near Memphis, Tennessee, and finished in 45th place. He played in his first major championship at the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, but missed the cut by four strokes. DeChambeau was unable to defend his NCAA title in 2016 after the SMU athletic department was handed a postseason ban by the NCAA. He decided to forgo his senior season to play in a number of events before turning professional. At the 2015 Australian Masters in November, Dechambeau was runner-up with John Senden and Andrew Evans, two shots behind the winner Peter Senior. He was the low amateur at the Masters in 2016 and tied for 21st place.
Professional career
Immediately after the Masters in mid-April 2016, DeChambeau turned professional and signed a long-term agreement with Cobra-Puma Golf. He made his pro debut days later at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina and tied for fourth, earning over $259,000. The decision to turn professional meant the forfeiture of his exemptions to the U.S. Open at Oakmont and Open Championship at Royal Troon; he qualified his way into the U.S. Open, tied for fifteenth place for over $152,000, and improved his world ranking to 148.
Despite the strong start, DeChambeau did not initially earn enough to qualify for a PGA Tour card, but had enough to earn entry into the Web.com Tour Finals. His first professional win was the DAP Championship which also earned him a PGA Tour Card for the 2017 PGA Tour.
On July 16, 2017, he earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the John Deere Classic.
Unique clubs
Unusually, all of DeChambeau's irons and wedges are cut to exactly the same length, 37.5 inches (0.953 m) Their lie and bounce angle are also the same; only the lofts are different. As well as the single length concept, his clubs are unusual for their extremely upright lie angle. In addition, DeChambeau keeps the club on the same plane throughout his swing and does not turn his wrists during his swing.
Amateur wins (6)
Source:
Results in major championships
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur