Forget the noise for a moment—the Trump selfies, the McIlroy feud, the viral TikToks, and even the drama with LIV Golf.
On a windy Tuesday at Royal Portrush, Bryson DeChambeau hit the reset button.
Back in his element, literally, he started talking about the thing that’s always made him tick: the science of golf.
Standing under shelter while the North Atlantic winds whipped around the course, Bryson wasn’t just preparing for The Open—he was running a full-on physics seminar.
And honestly? It was classic Mad Scientist mode.
Breaking Down the Breeze Like a True Golf Geek
When Bryson DeChambeau gets excited about something, you know it. On this day, it was wind.
Not just “it’s a bit breezy today” wind, but airflow angles, ball behavior in cross currents, and the kind of chaos that can send even the best drives into the abyss.
“The wind here isn’t just blowing—it’s thinking,” he joked. “When it hits your ball, it doesn’t just push.
It talks to it. It argues with it. Sometimes it straight-up steals it.”
He got technical, too, explaining how he’s been hitting more half-shots, shaping balls differently depending on wind direction, and even dreaming about building a massive wind tunnel to test shots under every possible condition.
“I’d love a 400-yard tent or a hangar where I could replicate every kind of wind scenario.
That’s how deep I want to go,” he said, eyes lighting up at the thought.
The Wind Has Always Been His Weak Spot at The Open
There’s a reason Bryson’s so laser-focused on the weather: The Open Championship has never really been his playground.
His best result? A tie for eighth back in 2022 at St Andrews.
And while he’s added a second U.S. Open title to his resume since then, The Open remains a puzzle he hasn’t quite solved.
That might be why he’s going full mad scientist in Portrush.
To him, this isn’t just another major—it’s a physics problem that’s waiting to be cracked.
And the wind is the biggest unknown in the equation.
The McIlroy Rivalry Is Still Sizzling
While he’s analyzing air currents, there’s still that lingering tension with Rory McIlroy.
The two have a history—friendly, frosty, and everything in between.
Bryson’s U.S. Open win at Pinehurst last year came after Rory stumbled late.
Then Rory got his revenge in April, beating Bryson in the final group at Augusta without saying a single word to him during the round.
Now, with The Open back on Rory’s home turf, Bryson isn’t exactly shying away from the idea of a rematch.
“I’d love to face Rory again—especially here, with all the fans behind him,” he admitted.
“Beating him in Northern Ireland? That’d be something else.”
A Battle Between Man, Wind, and Rival
As Thursday approaches, Bryson’s mind is as much on the elements as it is on the leaderboard.
He knows he’ll need to conquer the conditions—and probably a certain Northern Irishman—if he wants to lift the Claret Jug.
But for now, he’s back in his lab, even if it’s just the Royal Portrush fairways, working the numbers and trying to turn gusts and gales into calculated shots.
Because as he sees it, “You can’t land on fractions.”
And in Bryson’s world, every gust has a formula—and every win, a solution.