Bryson DeChambeau receives telling reaction at LIV Golf Nashville after US Open

Bryson DeChambeau is on everyone’s radar now more than ever, especially after his big win which took full advantage of Rory McIlroy’s disastrous collapse at Pinehurst, making him the U.S. Open champion for the second time. He’s now back with a bang on the LIV Golf scene.

Post-second major title buzz for DeChambeau has slingshot him onto hotshot talk shows like NBC’s Today and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, not to mention he’s swimming in fan love all chasing the chance to graze that shining U.S. Open trophy.

The DeChambeau hype train has now chugged its way into Tennessee, lighting up the LIV Golf Nashville event with thousands of fans gathered just to catch a glimpse of this golf sensation doing what he does best. Overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of love following his U.S. Open victory, DeChambeau can only guess how many have gotten close to the iconic trophy.

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He said: “Probably a couple thousand by now at least. And it’s going to increase. It’s going to be a lot of fun. I’m humbled. Very humbled by it.”

Delving deep into his personal saga, the 30-year-old opened up revealing: “Getting to this point in my life where I’ve had struggles, I’ve done some things I shouldn’t have done, said some things I shouldn’t have said, and messing up and learning from those mistakes and learning patience, resilience, determination, continuing to grow in that capacity.

“And then getting to a place where I finally get to showcase my true self and show others what this great game means to me. It’s given me so much. It’s time for me to give back.

“That’s what I love most. That’s why this was so important for everyone to touch the trophy. I wanted everybody to experience it because it wasn’t just for me, it was for the turnaround, everyone looking at me going, ‘wow, that person is different than what I thought’.

“It was for them, those people that saw who I now am, who I am. That’s what I wanted people to feel is that involvement, that appreciation from me saying thank you. It meant a lot.”

DeChambeau has picked up where he left off at LIV Golf Nashville. After two rounds of the tournament, he is nine-under par entering the final day.

Tyrrell Hatton leads the way, three shots ahead of DeChambeau. But he is right in the hunt to win a second straight tournament heading into Sunday’s final round.