Bryson DeChambeau makes bold (!) equipment claim, opens up on Brooks Koepka feud
Bryson DeChambeau made a bold equipment claim before LIV Golf's event in Bedminster before opening up on his 'feud' with Brooks Koepka.
Bryson DeChambeau says equipment contracts are not going to be as important going forward as he opened up on his feud with Brooks Koepka.
DeChambeau, 29, met with a pool of reporters on 9 August alongside his Crushers teammate Anirban Lahiri.
Both players will be teeing it up at LIV Golf''s 11th event of their 2023 campaign at Donald Trump's Bedminster course.
DeChambeau will be looking to claim his second victory on the rival league having obliterated the competition a week ago at The Greenbrier's Old Course.
The American, who will be hoping his 61-58 caught the attention of United States Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson, opened up on some of his equipment woes in recent years.
Even when he was playing PGA Tour events, he has made no secret of his frustrations with the driver.
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'My driver sucks,' DeChambeau famously said after the first round of the 2021 Open at Royal St. Georges.
Understandably, his comments landed him in hot water with Cobra-Puma and the American apologised, making the claim that he meant to say it was him, not the equipment that was poor.
Fast-forward to 2023 and DeChambeau has now cut ties with Cobra-Puma after working with the OEM for more than six years.
In February, a rep for the company, Ben Schomin, tore into DeChambeau over the way he behaved.
Schomin told Golfweek one comment about what the American was searching for in a driver in early 2023 was 'asinine'.
This was when DeChambeau was playing the Saudi International and had put the TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus into his bag.
Schomin previously said:
The rep went as far as saying DeChambeau thought there was a 'magic bullet out there'. 'He's looking for a unicorn,' he added.
Now DeChambeau has opened up.
He said:
Watch:
Here's Bryson DeChambeau's response to being asked if golf clubs are becoming 'a little too forgiving'.
"For five years, I didn't have the right equipment." pic.twitter.com/PPLBS944Q1— GolfMagic (@GolfMagic) August 10, 2023
DeChambeau also opened up on his 'feud' with Koepka. It all began when Koepka took issue with his pace of play.
But now the two LIV Golf stars appear on better terms than ever.
He explained:
He added:
DeChambeau said over the course of time they became more and more on the same page.
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