Watch for the flat cap
The 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational is fast approaching (at the time the printers began to roll...) and while picking a winner on the PGA Tour is usually about as easy as picking the fastest from a herd of 150 charging buffalo, it is hard to ignore the pedigree of Bryson DeChambeau at Bay Hill. DeChambeau, the world number 5 (at the time of writing), will not be the highest ranked golfer in the field—that status will go to current No. 1 and Tournament Ambassador Justin Rose—but there are four arrows pointing to the 25-year-old:
DeChambeau has won four times on the PGA Tour in the past nine months, or call it five if you include January’s Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour. The kid has a taste for it.
At the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational, DeChambeau shot 67-66-72-68 to finish runner-up behind the late charge of Rory McIlroy, so DeChambeau has already shown he can go low at Bay Hill for four days straight.
He holds the amateur tournament scoring records of 66 over 18 holes (in the final round), and 282 for 72 holes, achieving both in 2016, just weeks before turning pro.
In eight career tournament rounds in the API, DeChambeau is yet to post an 18-hole score over par.
We are not saying Dechambeau Will Win,
but just watch out.