Bryson DeChambeau and Phil Mickelson. Getty Images In the first week of the PGA Tour’s official offseason, a few items of note have filled the void in the professional golf world. Look, it’s healthy for the Tour to have a proper offseason so that we can actually miss it.
And reports relevant to pro golf’s future have been swirling, including big-picture news like LIV’s potential replacement for Greg Norman or its potential alliance with the DP World Tour. Still, Thanksgiving Week’s biggest golf-related headline probably came from the dramatic conclusion of Bryson DeChambeau’s ace chase , a 16-day quest that showcased his precision from 100 yards, the size of his new glass mansion and his unwavering belief that he wouldn’t skull a wedge through his living room window. He picked up a half-million TikTok followers along the way and zipped past two million followers on Instagram, the latest in a year of chart-topping content creation that also saw him cross a million YouTube subscribers and [glances at notebook] win the U.
S. Open. A post shared by Bryson DeChambeau (@brysondechambeau) DeChambeau was busy this week; he also wrapped the first season of his YouTube series “Break 50” with Tom Brady, the most recent in a glitzy guest list that has included Tony Romo, John Daly, Phil Mickelson and President-elect Donald Trump.
DeChambeau’s video with Brady has already amassed well over a million views less than 48 hours after its posting. Brady loves golf, which was.