Watch: DeChambeau cranks another monster drive over lake at Bay Hill
Bryson DeChambeau hits a shot during the final round at Bay Hill. (AP Photo/John Raoux) | March 7, 2021, 3:36 PM
March 7, 2021, 3:36 PM
Bryson DeChambeau doesn t fear the famed sixth hole at Bay Hill Golf Club, the sixth hole fears him.
One day after uncorking a monstrous 370-yard drive over the lake, he delivered a 377-yard strike that dazzled the golf world once again.
Despite holding a share of the lead at the time, DeChambeau elected to forego a conservative strategy and show off his famous long game.
The audacity would make Happy Gilmore proud and DeChambeau has surely made some new fans after his performance this weekend.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Jordan Spieth is in his ninth season on the PGA TOUR, but he had never played the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, nor seen Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge before this week. Starting his Saturday four shots behind leader Corey Conners, Spieth said he’d gladly have signed up for a 68 and never left the locker room.
But man, what a wild day of fun and adventure he would have missed.
There were aces (two), including one by Spieth on the second hole. There was a Happy Gilmore moment on the par-5 sixth, as Bryson DeChambeau gave the fans what they wanted and took a mighty swat at the green. (He didn’t get there, but finished safely to the right, 370 yards away, leaving only a 58-degree wedge from 70 yards for his approach on the 531-yard double dogleg.) DeChambeau went so far right at the par-4 ninth, he
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