Heading into the U.S. Open, the unusual golfer -- who once seemed to grate competitors and fans alike -- has evolved into a sensation on the internet and on the grounds of golf tournaments.
As he walks down the sand-framed fairways at Pinehurst No. 2 on a warm Monday afternoon ahead of the U.S. Open, a casual practice round of nine holes is showing glimpses of how much the 30-year-old is trying to hold on to some parts of who he has been while embracing who he is now -- and thinking about who he wants to be.
Finally, it looks like this too: DeChambeau now spends ample time around the ropes and the fans who surround them, not just signing autographs but also conversing with people. He is, in his own words,"trying to do the right thing." These days, DeChambeau seems equally concerned about being a gracious showman who draws people to him as about being a successful golfer.
"Ever since I got the equipment change last year, my whole life dramatically changed," DeChambeau said this week. "I feel like my mental game is in a different place because of the equipment," DeChambeau said last year."I feel like I'm just a brute. I just, boom, right down the fairway, wedge it on the green, right down the fairway, wedge it on the green. It's just more of a determined, focused mentality that I have with this new equipment. It's really the equipment, to be honest. So it is different.
As DeChambeau signs another hat, one of the fan's friends calls out:"He's not even subbed to you, Bryson!" referring to DeChambeau's YouTube channel, which has over 680,000 subscribers."Yeah, show me." DeChambeau smiles."I'm just kidding.""I'm at 215 right now, I'm really light," he says."But it's because I'm in season. Once we're in the offseason I'll get back up to 230.
"I'm just learning to be myself and continuing to be okay with what happens and from my perspective, what's been really nice and helpful for me is doing a lot of content on YouTube," DeChambeau said at the Masters."As crazy as it sounds, it's been really awesome to see how I can affect a lot of people's lives, junior golfers' lives, middle-aged men, even, they are coming out shouting: 'Thanks for the content. Appreciate what you do online.
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