Bryson DeChambeau has ranked advice received from Tiger Woods ahead of fellow LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson, after opening up on the PGA Tour legend’s impact on his game.
DeChambeau released the latest episode of his ‘Break 50’ series on his YouTube channel on Wednesday, with NFL great Tom Brady as his special guest. Whilst out on the golf course, the pair both opened up on their careers, with DeChambeau discussing the impact of both Woods and Mickelson.
The two stalwarts of the game created arguably golf’s greatest rivalry, having announced themselves as two of the best players to ever play the game.
Bryson DeChambeau spoke with Tom Brady (Image: Bryson DeChambeau/YouTube)
The two stalwarts of the game created arguably golf’s greatest rivalry, having announced themselves as two of the best players to ever play the game.
The pair now play their golf separately after Mickleson’s move to LIV, where he was then joined by DeChambeau. Speaking with Brady on YouTube, the Crushers captain spoke highly of both but ranked Woods highest when it came to giving the best advice.
“Phil is the most knowledgeable man when it comes to wedging and hitting around the greens,” DeChambeau said. “He is incredibly intelligent, but I have to say Tiger is the one that taught me a lot. He has taught me so much about putting, shot shaping, and controlling distance.
“Just random little tips of information, but he doesn’t always give them though. You learn through the way he looks at things, you watch his eyes and what he is trying to gather. A lot of it is in his hands, so I took a lot of what he said ‘Dude, it is all in your hands, you have to feel the golf club’. Being a technician, and somebody who loves to be perfectly on plane, I learn to be an athlete from him too.”
Bryson DeChambeau hailed Tiger Woods ( Image: Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
The praise for Woods comes at a time when the 15-time major champion’s career has come to a halt, with the 48-year-old continuing to play a part-time schedule on the PGA Tour due to fitness problems.
Woods has completed 72 holes of golf just once this season, coming at the Masters, having played in just the four majors and Genesis Invitational this campaign. He was expected to return to action at the Hero World Challenge next month, an event he hosts in the Bahamas.
Taking to social media earlier this week, however, the tournament host revealed he would be playing no part. “I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete this year at the Hero World Challenge,” he tweeted. “But always look forward to being tournament host and spending the week with @HeroMotoCorp.”
Woods’ last start came at The Open Championship in July, where he missed a third-straight cut after falling to the same fate at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open. There are hopes he could return for the PNC Championship alongside his son Charlie later on in December.
