Well, you don’t see this every day.
Bryson DeChambeau usually provides fireworks on the golf course, but his topped drive that somehow led to a birdie during round one at LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia needs to be filed under “Most Ridiculous Recoveries of 2026.”
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The two-time US Open champion cold-topped a drive at the 529-yard (483 metres), par-5 10th at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. Despite the ball hitting the ground only a foot in front of where he teed up, it had enough velocity (and top spin) to travel 245 yards. Yes, a 220m top. (We should all be so lucky.)
.@brysondech topped it 240 feet, then made birdie on 10 🤯#LIVGolfAdelaide | @Crushers_GC pic.twitter.com/HC3PTg7UOM
— LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) February 12, 2026
While he would normally hope to be within about 150m of the green for his second shot on this par 5 – DeChambeau regularly cranks drives over 330m – he had 254m out for his second. The Californian flushed a fairway metal high in the air with a slight draw, and it pitched over a greenside bunker and settled within 30 feet of the hole – for eagle.
A score of 3 would have been incredible, but DeChambeau two-putted for a head-scratching birdie that elevated his score to two-under-par.
The best part? DeChambeau then birdied the 11th to basically pull off a double bounce back.
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