Bryson DeChambeau's Winning Bag | 2024 U.S. Open
Bryson DeChambeau captured his 2nd U.S. Open Championship on Sunday, doing so in dramatic fashion. After entering the day leading by 3, DeChambeau found himself trailing by as many as two strokes on the back 9. He would rally back to draw even with Rory McIlroy and then DeChambeau’s opportunity for the win opened up at 18. After McIlroy missed a short par putt, Bryson needed just a par to win. His tee shot found the native area, giving him limited options for his 2nd shot. He opted to punch it up into the front bunker on 18, which hadn’t been kind to the players all week. It was no problem for golf’s most entertaining golfer as DeChambeau made one of the greatest up-and-down’s in U.S. Open history to capture the title at Pinehurst No. 2.
Bryson is known as Golf’s Mad Scientist and his club choices live up to that reputation as he has probably the most interesting WITB in the world.
All WITB information is courtesy of GolfWRX.
Driver: Krank Formula Fire LD
Shaft: LA Golf Bryson Series
What better way to start off Bryson DeChambeau’s bag than with his driver. DeChambeau played a KRANK Formula Fire LD, playing it at 6 degrees! KRANK is known for their Long Drive Drivers, having won 26 World Long Drive Championships. Bryson’s Formula Fire LD is their latest Long Drive Driver and is the only Adjustable Super Hardened Beta Titanium Cupped Face Forged in the country. The deep cupped face design not only helps with increased ball speed, but spin control, durability and distance as well. Bryson’s Formula Fire LD certainly lived up to that description as he led the U.S. Open in driving distance, averaging 337.9 yards off the tee, 27 yards longer than the tournament average. That distance helped DeChambeau finish 4th in Strokes Gained Off The Tee, gaining 1.09 strokes on the field from the tee box.
Fairway Woods: Krank Formula Fire
Shaft: LA Golf Bryson Series
Moving to his fairway woods where Bryson stays with the Krank Formula Fire lineup. He plays a 13-degree fairway wood at 12 degrees and another 3-wood at 13 degrees. They feature the same lower lofted profile as his driver and were also used often off the tee including one of the best shots he hit in Sunday’s final round. Trailing by 2 heading to the driveable par 4 13th, DeChambeau used one of his woods off the tee and found the green. While he didn’t make his eagle putt, the birdie and a subsequent McIlroy bogey brought Dechambeau back into a tie for the lead.
Irons: Avoda Prototype
Shaft: LA Golf Bryson Series
Things get even more interesting in the iron section of Bryson’s bag, as he plays with some Avoda Prototype irons. The current irons he’s playing were only approved by the USGA right before The Masters. These 3-D printed Irons are single-length, and the faces feature a bulge to them, similar to fairway woods, that gives them more forgiveness. They were working well for Bryson. He hit 47 of 72 greens, which was tied for 7th best in the tournament, and finished 13th in Strokes Gained Approach, gaining 0.96 strokes on the field.
Wedges: PING Glide 4.0 (46-12 @ 45, 50-12S, 56, 60)
Shaft: LA Golf Bryson Series
The first and only clubs from one of the major OEM’s in Bryson’s winning bag comes with his wedges, as he plays PING Glide 4.0’s, though they still have their own Bryson touch to them with each having his LA Golf shafts in them. With his length, Bryon is able to play his wedges from all over the course, and they were integral to his approach numbers, but they were even better around the greens. DeChambeau gained 1.07 strokes on the field around the green, 10th best in the tournament. While he was great with his wedges all week, everyone will remember that up-and-down from the bunker on the final hole, that Bryson called maybe the best shot of his life that set up the winning putt and earned him his 2nd U.S. Open title.
While most of the clubs in Bryson’s bag are new this year, the one club that’s remained steady for him is his SIK Pro C-Series Armlock Putter. At any U.S. Open, but especially Pinehurst No. 2, putting is what will make or break your tournament. For Bryson, he was great on the greens. He finished 10th in the field in total putts, and his 1.72 putts per hole average was 0.14 strokes better than average. That putting performance helped Bryson gain 1.17 strokes on the field from the putting surface, which was 12th best overall.