On Friday, after grabbing a share of the halfway lead at the BMW PGA Championship on the European Tour, Matthew Fitzpatrick made headlines with his comments on Bryson DeChambeau and the recent distance explosion in professional golf. “I appreciate that comment,” DeChambeau said. It took a lot of work, a lot of hours to work through the night to figure out a lot of this stuff. Bryson DeChambeau says he takes Matthew Fitzpatrick's comments that his big-hitting approach is taking the skill out of the game "as a compliment". I don't think it takes less skill.”, © 2020 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, DeChambeau responds to Fitzpatrick's distance comments: 'Hey, man, I would love to help out', Rory McIlroy posted a video showing a 193 mph ball-speed reading to Instagram, USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OUR. Welcome to Golfweek's European Union Experience. “I’m biased because I’m not quite the longest,” said the 26-year-old Fitzpatrick, currently ranked No. He had five two-putt birdies on Thursday and became the first player in the ShotLink era to drive the 380-yard par-4 seventh. He has indicated that he will put a 48-inch driver into play at the Masters—the longest a driver can be under the rules—in an effort to add even more speed and open up angles at Augusta National. In addition to the six-shot victory at Winged Foot, DeChambeau also won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in July and finished T-4 at the PGA Championship. “I’m biased because I’m not quite the longest,” said the 26-year-old Fitzpatrick, currently ranked No. Why couldn't you do it, too?' It's more built for players like Matthew Fitzpatrick and his distances and players like that. Please check your email for a confirmation. 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DeChambeau's prodigious power has been on full display through two rounds at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. But the fairways were tight as hell. If anything, it's more difficult to hit more fairways the way I'm doing it with the rules the way it is today. They're seeing that distinct advantage, and I feel like it's great for the game of golf. DeChambeau’s 40-pound beef-up, which included late-night workouts and countless protein shakes, has already yielded tremendous results. DeChambeau took the high road in his response during the Shriners. “For me out there today, I was still able to hit a lot of fairways at 360 yards,” DeChambeau said. Please check your email for a confirmation. He’s in the rough and miles up and he’s hitting wedges from everywhere. By: Craig Dolch, Special to The Post, BOCA RATON — Memo to the PGA Tour Champions players: If you want to stop Ernie Els from winning the TimberTech Championship, dump some (…). I think he's looking out for certain set of players, and I appreciate that.”. Other players have surely taken note of DeChambeau’s gains and his subsequent success—Rory McIlroy posted a video showing a 193 mph ball-speed reading to Instagram, and Dustin Johnson’s coach Claude Harmon III posted a video of his student on a similar pursuit. A year ago, I wasn't hitting in anywhere near as far as I am today. He then did it again on Friday and made eagle. Welcome to Golfweek's European Union Experience. “It's a compliment to me honestly. “But in the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, fair play to Bryson, he won and shot six under. So I actually appreciate those comments. “That's tough to do with drivers. 20 in the world. Matthew Fitzpatrick shakes hands with Bryson DeChambeau during the 2020 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. You see Rory and DJ doing the same thing, too. I drove it brilliantly and actually played pretty well [despite missing the cut by one stroke], but I was miles behind. It just makes a bit of a mockery of the game.”, After DeChambeau finished his second round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open—he followed up an opening 62 with a four-under 67, and sits one back heading into the weekend—he was asked about Fitzpatrick’s assertion that “it’s not a skill to hit the ball a long way.”. By: Craig Dolch, Special to The Post, BOCA RATON — Memo to the PGA Tour Champions players: If you want to stop Ernie Els from winning the TimberTech Championship, dump some (…). 20 in the world. Matthew Fitzpatrick said Bryson DeChambeau is making a mockery of golf. “You know, I actually appreciate it, because I would love to have a conversation with him about it and say, 'Hey, man, I would love to help out.

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