Bryson DeChambeau claims his opinion on links golf has changed just two days before The Open starts

By admin — In News — July 14, 2026

   ​Bryson DeChambeau has missed the cut in the first three major championships of the year so far.Now DeChambeau has one final chance at glory this week at The Open Championship.However, the 32-year-old American is being tipped to miss the cut once again, rather than contend at Royal Birkdale.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOn paper, Bryson DeChambeau is not suited to the test that awaits at Royal Birkdale this week.Photo by Stuart Kerr/R&A/R&A via Getty ImagesHis high ball flight with high spin levels is not conducive to succeeding at The Open Championship.However, he did put in a really impressive performance at Royal Portrush last year, despite a disastrous opening-round 78, finishing up in a tie for 10th.Bryson DeChambeau is under huge pressure to perform at The Open, after his bizarre decision to prepare for the tournament by shooting YouTube content on a Parkland course in Canada last week.DeChambeau has been speaking about the test that awaits him at Royal Birkdale this week.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDuring a preview for The Open on LIV Golf’s website, the American responded when asked to give his true feelings about links golf.“I would say Open Championship golf is different as you have to try and control the uncontrollable,“ the LIV Golf star admitted.Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images“That is wind and bounces and slopes which are sometimes difficult to judge from 200 yards away. The US Open is a little more consistent in that regard but Open Championship golf is the roots and traditions of the game of golf.“There is a lot of respect to tradition with that type of Championship in The Open. I think that is what is so brilliant about it, having those two different types of tests.“AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe two-time US Open winner explained just how different links golf courses are to the layouts that he is used to playing back home in the US.“The Open Championship is going to demand a different type of resilience and strategy and grit, compared to what the US Open provides,“ he explained.“I am American and I grew up playing US Open golf courses. Going over and playing links golf has grown on me. It’s definitely come to a place where I have learned to respect and appreciate the different type of test.“No matter if it’s blowing 30mph and raining sideways and you have to make a par on the last hole, to perfect conditions and a super firm and hard golf course, like the US Open, they are just a different test.“AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe question for Bryson DeChambeau is, will he be able to control his ball flight and his spin this week at The Open?If he isn’t able to do that, he may well struggle to make the cut once again at a major championship.  

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