Bryson DeChambeau is , armed with his unique 'salty balls' strategy. Leading the pack into the final stretch of the , DeChambeau is the man with a plan, having previously conquered the major at Winged Foot in 2020. His Saturday performance was nothing short of stellar, notching six birdies to card a three-under 67, placing him three strokes ahead of , Patrick Cantlay, and Matthieu Pavon at seven-under.
DeChambeau's dominance in majors isn't accidental; it's the product of his rigorous, science-based approach to , where even the smallest detail like the balance of his golf balls can provide an edge. He shared his peculiar method with the press. "I put my golf balls in Epsom salt," DeChambeau told reporters.
"I'm lucky enough that Connor, my manager, does that now. I don't have to do it. But essentially we float golf balls in a solution to make sure that the golf ball is not out of balance.
“There was a big thing back in the day where golf balls are out of balance, and it's just because of the manufacturing process. There's always going to be an error, especially when it's a sphere and there's dimples on the edges. You can't perfectly get it in the center.
So what I'm doing is finding pretty much the out-of-balanceness of it, how much out of balance it is. Heavy slide floats to the bottom, and then we mark the top with a dot to make sure it's always rolling over itself. It kind of acts like mud.
“If there's too much weight on one side, you can put it 90 degrees to where the.
