Bryson DeChambeau, You Have Our Attention at the PGA Championship

Honestly, I can’t remember the last time so many things aligned for a certain player heading into a major championship. Golf course, conditions, current form. We’re getting to the point where if Bryson DeChambeau isn’t in the final pairing on Sunday afternoon, it’ll be a shock.

Quail Hollow isn’t exactly my favorite golf course. I’m not saying it’s a bad track, but it differs a bit on defining qualities of a major championship-type venue. Just look at the other three places on the major schedule this year: Augusta National, Oakmont, and Royal Portrush.

I mean, come on.

Even Justin Thomas admitted there’s not much to think about around this place, saying, “I feel like a place like this, where it doesn't necessarily require a lot of thought or strategy off the tee, it's generally pulling out driver and just I need to hit this as far and straight as possible.”

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Now, couple those lines with this, again from JT: “I think this golf course fits a high draw really, really well. There's a lot of tee shots, whether it's holding fairways or fitting doglegs, taking bunkers out of play, whatever it is.”

Does that not scream Bryson?

See ball, hit ball far.

Again, not exactly what I want to watch at a major, but we’ll have to make do for the next four days and just comfort ourselves with the thought of Oakmont and its Church Pews.

So now we know the golf course fits him perfectly, but how are the conditions? Is it firm and fast?

Um, no, it’s not. It’s laughable how much rain Charlotte has received over the last two days. So much so that play was suspended on Monday—a complete wash-out with no fans allowed on property—and more of the same on Tuesday with a two-hour stoppage.

What does that mean for the golf tournament? Well, with soggy fairways, carry distance becomes that much more important, especially on a track that measures 7,626 yards. And with Quail’s subair system, the greens have been able to stay decently firm despite the rain, meaning players who have shorter clubs in their hands coming into the putting surfaces have a major advantage to hold the greens and certain shelves.

So, just a quick recap: high draws are king around here, carry distance will play a major factor, and the golf course is soggy.

Bryson must be licking his chops—especially with how he’s hitting it.

Since tying for fifth at the Masters, he’s tied for second at LIV Golf Mexico City and won the circuit’s event in Korea. Plus, he’s finished T-6, 2nd, 1st, MC and T-5 in his last five major starts. He’s been part of the conversation almost every time.

He’s been building his game to win at these types of venues for years, ever since he began his journey to find unprecedented distance off the tee and really Hulk-ing out.

I’m not sure he’ll ever get an opportunity like this again. The stars are aligned.

We’ll see if the YouTube star can get it done.