Bryson DeChambeau ‘at ease’ after ending his bulking regimen, now losing weight to avoid injuries

detlef32 — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:01:00 +0000

Over the last several years, Bryson DeChambeau has become a sensation in the golf world for his jacked physique and the devastating long drive ability it afforded him. But after suffering numerous injuries that kept him off the course, the eight-time PGA Tour winner has reversed course in regard to how he treats his body.

In an appearance on the “Five Clubs” podcast, DeChambeau revealed he junked his bulking regimen and has started losing weight in an effort to avoid injuries and improve his overall health.

“I ate improperly for almost a year and a half and I was starting to feel weird,” DeChambeau said. “My gut was all messed up, and so I went completely healthy, went on a Whole 30 diet, got a nutritionist, did blood work, measured stuff in my gut biome. I was super-inflamed.

“And then just recently since I’ve been using this new chef, I lost 20 pounds in a month.”

This, of course, comes after DeChambeau gained nearly 50 pounds over late 2019 and early 2020 through intense weight training and an equally intense diet. The early returns seemed positive: DeChambeau led the PGA Tour in average driving distance the last two seasons and made it to the final eight of the 2021 Professional Long Drivers of America World Championships, plus he won the U.S. Open for the first time in 2020.

But while he looked healthy physically, DeChambeau says he felt anything but healthy internally.

“I ate things that were not great for my system that I was very sensitive to,” DeChambeau said, “and ultimately it got to the point where it was a little too much. And that’s why I started to back off of that.”

Now significantly lighter, DeChambeau, 29, feels rejuvenated as he approaches his 30s.

“The inflammation has just left my system, and I feel a lot more at ease. I mean, I’m a lot leaner now, I feel better, my face has thinned out finally,” DeChambeau said. “I look like I’m 20 again, not 35.”

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The match play portion of LIV Golf’s season-ending championship is complete. The top four teams over the first two days at Trump National Doral have moved on to championship Sunday, where teams will play stroke play for $34 million worth of prize money.

The match of the day on Saturday determined the last team in the championship. Bryson DeChambeau and Louis Oosthuizen went 23 holes before Oosthuizen beat DeChambeau 1 up. That sent the Stinger GC onto Sunday, joining the 4 Aces, Punch GC and Smash GC in the finale.

The 4 Aces — which had dominated the season –narrowly escaped on Saturday in the semifinals. Dustin Johnson destroyed Shergo Al Kurdi 5 and 3, but Patrick Reed lost to Laurie Canter. Pat Perez and Talor Gooch had to squeak out a 1-up win over Graeme McDowell and Richard Bland in the foursomes match for the Aces to have a chance to cap their terrific season with a $16 million first prize on Sunday.

One of the other featured matches of the day saw Sergio Garcia defeat Cameron Smith 2 and 1. Despite the individual win, the Fireballs couldn’t pull out the team victory. Marc Leishman of Punch GC beat Carlos Ortiz 1 up and Matt Jones and Wade Ormsby defeated the team of Eugenio Chacarra and Abraham Ancer by the same margin to down Garcia’s squad.

In the final match, Smash GC beat the Majesticks in all three matches. Brooks Koepka downed Ian Poulter, Peter Uihlein bested Lee Westwood, and Chase Koepka and Jason Kokrak narrowly got past Henrik Stenson and Sam Horsfield.

Punch is the outlier in the finals. All three of the other teams came into the finals ranked in the top five on the year, but Punch came in having finished 11th in the regular season. However, they did make the biggest move down the stretch by adding Open champion Smith, and that could pay off (literally) for them in a big way on Sunday in Miami.

Individual stroke play is the game on the final day, and all four scores count. The lowest aggregate team score will take home $16 million ($4 million per player). The other three finishing spots aren’t bad, either.

1st: $16 million
2nd: $8 million
3rd: $6 million
4th: $4 million

Here are the scores from each of the semifinal matches in the 2022 LIV Golf Team Championship.

4 Aces (1): 2 | Cleeks GC (10): 1

4 Aces	Dustin Johnson over Shergo Al Kurdi	5 and 3
Cleeks GC	Laurie Canter over Patrick Reed	2 and 1
4 Aces	Pat Perez/Talor Gooch over Graeme McDowell/Richard Bland	1 UP

Stinger GC (4): 2 | Crushers (2): 1

Stinger	Louis Oosthuizen over Bryson DeChambeau	1 UP (23 holes)
Crushers	Paul Casey over Branden Grace	1 UP (20 holes)
Stinger	Charl Schwartzel/Hennie du Plessis over Charles Howell III/Anirban Lahiri	2 UP

Punch GC (11): 2 | Fireballs (3): 1

Fireballs	Sergio Garcia over Cam Smith	2 and 1
Punch GC	Marc Leishman over Carlos Ortiz	1 UP
Punch GC	Matt Jones/Wade Ormsby over Eugenio Chacarra/Abraham Ancer	1 UP

Smash GC (5): 3 | Majesticks (6): 0

Smash GC	Brooks Koepka over Ian Poulter	3 and 1
Smash GC	Peter Uihlein over Lee Westwood	4 and 2
Smash GC	Chase Koepka/Jason Kokrak over Henrik Stenson/Sam Horsfield	1 UP

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Bryson DeChambeau ‘at ease’ after ending his bulking regimen, now losing weight to avoid injuries

2022 LIV Golf in Miami leaderboard, scores: Louis Oosthuizen sends Stinger GC to finals over Bryson DeChambeau

4 Aces (1): 2 | Cleeks GC (10): 1

Stinger GC (4): 2 | Crushers (2): 1

Punch GC (11): 2 | Fireballs (3): 1

Smash GC (5): 3 | Majesticks (6): 0