Bryson DeChambeau Credits AI With Final Round 65

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Bryson DeChambeau Credits AI With Final Round 65

Originally posted on On Tap Sports Net | By Nick Neumayer | Last updated Jun 1, 2026 12:50 AM ET

If there is one thing Bryson DeChambeau is known for, it’s his openness, no, his insistence on adding the unorthodox to his game.

For years, DeChambeau has touted 3D-printed irons, with each club in his bag measuring the same exact length. His preparation for the 2026 PGA Championship consisted of trying to break the course record at a public golf course, and days later, he questioned the authenticity of the Apollo 11 moon landing footage.

This is why the source of DeChambeau’s latest breakthrough is hardly a surprise.

The two-time major champion entered the weekend at LIV Golf Korea at 7-under, but struggled with a 1-over 71 in round three.

DeChambeau, often known to spend many hours tinkering on the range, did exactly that, but with help from an unlikely source.

“I was slamming the club in the ground trying to figure out what to do,” DeChambeau said. “I was frustrated. Been trying everything in my body. I didn’t actually figure it out on the range. I went back and started talking to Gemini and trying to figure out just what it could be to passively make the club turn over.”

Evidently, DeChambeau’s AI conversations yielded a breakthrough, as the two-time major winner fired a 5-under 65 in Sunday’s final round.

“I came out here today with just a little bit more freer hands, and I felt the club a lot better, and I felt like I could close the club a lot more effectively and then I started striping it,” DeChambeau said. “From then on out, I was able to kind of control it. Still missed some wedges to the right coming in, which is kind of frustrating, but that’s just me holding on a little bit rather than just letting it go. I feel like I’m on the right path now.”

DeChambeau finished in third, missing out on a playoff by one stroke as Joaquin Niemann defeated Talor Gooch for his eighth win with LIV Golf. Still, DeChambeau’s Crushers took the team title at 23-under.

The 32-year-old has two LIV individual wins this season, but has missed the cut at both the Masters and the PGA Championship.

“This game is so brutal,” he said. “Missing two cuts at the majors and you feel like you’re golden going in there, won a couple events and playing well, and this game can kick you when you’re at your highest.”

DeChambeau will have one final chance to improve his game at LIV Golf Andalucía ahead of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. In the meantime, he is still searching for improvements from both human and artificial sources.

“I’m still working it out,” he said. “I don’t have the answer.”

This article first appeared on On Tap Sports Net and was syndicated with permission.

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