AUGUSTA, Ga. – Bryson DeChambeau isn’t afraid to let it rip — with his clubs or his mouth.Both caused him some trouble at the Masters this week.The reigning U.S.
Open champion raised eyebrows at Augusta National when he said he thought of the par-72 course as a par 67 because of his ability to reach the par 5s in two shots and the 350-yard, par-4 third in one.But DeChambeau wasn’t able to back that up Thursday in the opening round, shooting a 2-under 70 to end the day five strokes behind leader Paul Casey.
He played the par 5s at 1 under — not bad, but not where he could have been if it weren’t for a double bogey on No. 13, the very first par 5 he encountered in the tournament.“I tried to take on some risk today.