Bryson DeChambeau claimed to be in ‘meltdown mode’ following LIV developments as he misses the cut at Aronimink
Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Rex Hoggard has revealed what one equipment rep told him about Bryson DeChambeau when they spoke on the range ahead of the PGA Championship. DeChambeau has now missed successive cuts in majors for the first time since 2017, with the LIV Golf star reaching the halfway mark at Aronimink at seven over par. There was an opportunity for the two-time US Open champion to bring himself back into the tournament after opening up with a 76 on Thursday.
By the time he teed off for his second round, the cut line seemed to be within touching distance. However, DeChambeau fell to 10 over par at one stage. And while he did rally late on, his hopes of winning a third major title were dashed in emphatic fashion.
Why Bryson DeChambeau’s missed cut at the PGA Championship did not come as a surprise Speaking on the Golf Channel Podcast , Rex Hoggard explained why he did not see DeChambeau’s struggles in Philadelphia as any sort of surprise. “It is cool to see Jon Rahm back in the mix because I think major championships are better when Rahm is playing in them. And I’m talking about the Rahm who won major championships, the one who contended on a regular basis, but the headline that I saw yesterday was the LIV uncertainty, talking about the Public Investment Fund withdrawing its funding at the end of this year of LIV Golf and the argument was that Bryson was distracted.
Oh, Jon Rahm was not distracted. If anything, I would say, he’s sort of reached an epiphany that, you know what? I’m under contract.
Whatever’s going to happen. And I don’t know if maybe that is a distraction,” he said. Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images “I think this goes more to the idea that if you were to ask me right now who am I most shocked about missing the cut, I went to Tommy Fleetwood when we were having this conversation.