{"id":475377,"date":"2026-02-12T15:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475377\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:55:13","slug":"bryson-dechambeau-shocks-with-a-cold-topped-drive-still-makes-ridiculous-birdie-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475377\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryson DeChambeau shocks with a COLD-TOPPED drive, still makes ridiculous birdie \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, you don\u2019t see this every day.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cMost Ridiculous Recoveries of 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a title=\"View Article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/liv-golf-adelaide-to-change-dates-for-2027\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LIV Golf Adelaide to change dates for 2027<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.)<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brysondech?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@brysondech<\/a> topped it 240 feet, then made birdie on 10 \ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVGolfAdelaide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LIVGolfAdelaide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crushers_GC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Crushers_GC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HC3PTg7UOM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/HC3PTg7UOM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/livgolf_league\/status\/2021798072976892351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While he would normally hope to be within about 150m of the green for his second shot on this par 5 \u2013 DeChambeau regularly cranks drives over 330m \u2013 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 \u2013 for eagle.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The best part? DeChambeau then birdied the 11th to basically pull off a double bounce back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/tournaments\/liv-golf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FULL LIV GOLF ADELAIDE COVERAGE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Well, you don\u2019t see this every day. 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