'I had to become egoless': Bryson DeChambeau opens up on change fueling success

There might not be a moment more telling in Bryson DeChambeau's career than the sixth hole at the Arnold Palmer Invitational a few years ago. Certainly, it’s one that’s stuck in my mind. In speaking with the Crushers GC captain about his ever-changing career, aspirations and inspirations — fittingly a massive fan of Arnold Palmer himself — it seems important to start this story back in 2021.

On that particular hole, DeChambeau nearly drove the green — over a large body of water — on a par-5. In terms of shot-selection risk, it was the equivalent of skydiving. It wasn’t just that he attempted it and executed it. It was how he did it. He smashed the ball at a speed of 194 miles per hour with an apex of 115 feet and a total distance of 370 yards. Before the ball found the safety of the ground, he threw up his arms in celebration. As he walked off the tee box, he flashed a huge smile and gave his caddie a fistbump.

It was an electrifying ballstrike.

But it was also a rethinking of a hole we’d seen played thousands of times. 

He’s a master of reinvention — whether he's playing in a LIV Golf tournament, a major championship or for his YouTube channel. He’s always changing. Which isn’t to say it’s easy.

"One hundred percent, I’m uncomfortable with change. Are you kidding me?" DeChambeau said in a conversation with FOX Sports. "I think it's sobering as well, hopefully, to hear that. That even somebody that likes to change a lot like — I do get scared of it sometimes, because I don't know what the future holds because of it, but I do recognize that it's important for progress. So there's that balance."

To be clear, DeChambeau rejected the idea that he is a man who reinvents himself. That’s my characterization. The golfer sees it