Bryson DeChambeau's singer says 13 words. Then follows a picture that describes the job
Bryson DeChambeau hits his third shot on the 18th hole at Pinehurst on Sunday.
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PINEHURST, NC — Greg Bodine, minutes before one of the biggest days of his manager's life, went to one of the roadblocks. What would he say? Maybe plant a seed of doubt? Maybe join the game?
Nah, on Saturday afternoon, before the third round of the US Open, Bodine just wanted to joke with Tony Finau on the Pinehurst driving range.
They used to work together. Finau laughed, Bodine on his way. That's Bodine. The light. It goes by G-Bo. Played college golf. He co-founded an indoor golf course.
Now the caddies of Bryson DeChambeau, who last May said he needed a light.
Who on Sunday, coming off the bunker green on the 18th during the final round, needed a boost. A stroke before that, DeChambeau was stymied. He was in the lead over Rory McIlroy, who had missed a short par putt ahead of him. But, after going left, DeChambeau's ball was near the root and dirt, and all he could manage was dribbler-at-dribbler in the sand.
It sat a few paces from the front of the cellar, about 50 yards to the pit. There was a problem. It may backfire. It can fall on the green. DeChambeau said the lie was “one of the worst places I could have been.” Later, on the Golf Channel, he admitted that he could only get up and down four times out of 100. He spoke to Bodine.
And Bodine said these 13 words, according to his manager: “You got this picture. I saw a heavy gun coming out of you.”
Seconds later, with a 55-degree wedge, DeChambeau lofted his ball. It fell about 15 feet from the cup. It finished about 4 feet.
“The shot of my life,” DeChambeau said.
After the putt, he won the US Open for the second time. DeChambeau and Bodine embrace, 13 months after the player was reported missing.
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He had passed through several bags of men. He had lost some form. He contacted Bodine. They click. Twice last year, they won LIV Golf tournaments. This year, in the majors, DeChambeau finished T6 at the Masters and tied for second at the PGA Championship.
“Oh, man, yeah, I was struggling,” DeChambeau said at his winner's press conference. “I didn't know where my game was. I didn't know what was going on. Greg was in a place where he was starting a business. He was in a place where he didn't know what was going to happen. Some family things happen. It was just a weird moment for him and me. I think it was the end. Two lives that were already in despair were brought together to make the other better. I feel like that's what happened. He gave me a chance.
“I said, I don't know what to give you. I don't know what game I have. You may hate what I have, and I may not like the way the caddy looks. He's very soft, someone I've never – I've had a lot of A personality. They worked hard; I did very well. But he was a special person in my life, who made me realize what life is all about. It's not just about golf. He works hard. He is a hard worker. It brings me good.”
Unusually, their relationship is easy, DeChambeau said.
“Sometimes I wish he would talk more,” he said. Sometimes I wish he would talk less. Do you have veto power? No. I mean, we just had a conversation about what was the best decision for both of us. 'You don't have the power of veto.' [Here, he laughed.] But we have an honest conversation about what would be the best situation. We make a decision together.
“Whatever the outcome, sometimes I'm like, Dang it, G-Bo, why didn't we think of this? And it's not his fault; it is our fault together. When we win together, we win together. If we fail together, we fail together. That's the mindset I put into it. It's not a binary thing. It's a connected thing, working together.”
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