AUGUSTA, Ga. – That is undisputedly an older, wiser model of Bryson DeChambeau. However there may be additionally a number of the mad scientist who wished to reinvent the sport within the 30-year-old, as evidenced by the one-of-a-kind set of irons he put in play at this week’s Masters.
DeChambeau’s 3D-printed irons embody a bulge on the clubface that he stated permits for much less facet spin on off-center pictures. In a collaboration with Avoda Golf, DeChambeau stated he’s been tinkering with the idea of bulge-faced golf equipment since 2020 however placing them in play on the 12 months’s first main was a problem.
DeChambeau, who adopted his opening 65 with a 73 on Day 2 to stay a front-runner at Augusta Nationwide, stated the irons have been initially deemed non-conforming by the USGA final week.
“We didn’t actually assume it was going to be non-conforming however they have been, simply the groove edge was simply too sharp,” DeChambeau stated. “We came upon actually [last] Thursday afternoon that they have been non-conforming from the USGA. After which we labored on them all around the weekend and at last Tuesday morning we bought them to the place they have been in a spot the place they have been conforming and able to go.”
DeChambeau has been notably proficient with them this week, hitting 26 of 36 greens in regulation, which is second within the discipline behind solely fellow co-leader Max Homa.
“I began working towards with them and felt snug with them Tuesday and Wednesday, had no problem,” he stated. “However I had been working towards with them fairly some time earlier than that.”
The 11th-hour approval and DeChambeau’s quick begin are encouraging, however there may be one space of concern: “There isn’t any backup set,” he acknowledged.