DeChambeau chases return to speed training | 'I didn't take care of myself'

Bryson DeChambeau says he will take a different approach to speed training after The Open as he looks to return to being one of the world’s best golfers.

DeChambeau, one of the longest hitters in the sport, battled wrist and hip injuries during the first half of the year and underwent surgery on his left hand after missing The Masters in April.

The eight-time PGA Tour winner skipped the PGA Championship and struggled in his next two starts before switching to the LIV Golf Invitational Series earlier this month, where he registered his first top-10 on his debut in Portland.

Speaking on his fitness after a third-round 67 at St Andrews, DeChambeau said: "I'm probably 97 to 98 per cent now. There's every once in a while where my hand gets tired, fatigued still. I'm going to start speed training again after - in the month of August when I don't have any tournaments going on for me.

"I've got to train my hand a lot more efficiently. I didn't take care of that one bit when I was first speed training. It was all core and everything, and that was luckily pretty solid - I've never had an issue with anything in my core. I just didn't train the hand properly. That's what I'll be focused on, mainly working on as I start going.

"Hopefully I can start ramping up the speeds again and get myself even more consistent. Look, I want to be one of the best golfers in the world, if not the best, at one point in time in my career. I've just got to make sure I'm hitting it straight while I'm hitting it further."

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