Bryson DeChambeau shoots historic 58 to win his first LIV event

Bryson DeChambeau has already accomplished some impressive things on the PGA Tour during his time as a professional golf. It was just that he’d struggled to find any success on the LIV Golf Tour. That all changed in a big way this weekend at the LIV Golf Greenbrier at the Old White Course in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia. DeChambeau carded a historic 58 on Sunday afternoon to win his first LIV Golf event. The 58 is the lowest score ever recorded in the league’s two-year history.

It’s just yet another amazing accomplishment he gets to add to his ever-growing resume as a golfer.

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He took to Twitter following the historic round. “It’s been a long time coming. This is one of the best rounds of golf I have ever played in my life. I can’t thank my team enough and sticking with me through the process. Today may have been history, but this is just the beginning. Let’s keep it going,” DeChambeau tweeted.

Following the historic round, DeChambeau was reminded of the passing of his father, who died about a year ago at the age of 63, after a battle with kidney disease. The person interviewing him reminded him that his dad would have been proud of such a historic win.

Bryson DeChambeau was very emotional following the victory

“Thank you. Yeah, he would. He was with me out there all day today, no doubt. It’s been almost a year. It’s been almost a year. It’s been a tough….It’s been a really difficult couple of years, but doing it this way and finishing out with a 58 or something like that, it’s all glory to God and glory to him upstairs. I can’t thank my dad [enough] for all he taught me,” DeChambeau said, fighting back tears.

He also took some time to speak about his family and how they helped him.

“My mom for all she taught me. My mom, my brother. Everybody. It’s just amazing what I’ve been able to do. I’m super excited and it couldn’t have been done without all of them.”

The star golfer had a few final words for his mother, who he’s always been close with over the years. “I love you, mom. You are the best person that I could ever imagine parenting me and teaching me all the life lessons growing up. But I couldn’t imagine anyone else. I love you, mom,” DeChambeau said.

DeChaumbeau finished with a 36-hole score of 119 after he carded a 61 to go with his 58 on Sunday. That’ll go down as one of the lowest 36-hole scores in the sports’ history. On Sunday, the former SMU star carded 13 birdies, including closing his round with four straight birdies to finish at 23-under. He won the event by five strokes over Mito Pereira of Chile.

To give you some context of just how rare DeChambeau’s feat was on Sunday, only 11 players on the PGA Tour have shot 59 before, one has done so on the LPGA, and one on the PGA Tour has carded a 58 (Jim Furyk).

DeChambeau has already accomplished things that every golfer dreams of during his prolific career. As an amateur, he became just the fifth player to capture both the NCAA and U.S. Amateur titles in the same year, joining the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, and Ryan Moore. He also won the 2020 U.S. Open.

Since joining the LIV Golf Tour in June of 2022, he had struggled to find his old form, but it’s crystal clear that he’s found something now. And that’s bad news for the rest of pro golf. Because like him or hate him–his talent is 100 percent undeniable. And it’ll be fascinating to see what else he accomplishes in the upcoming years.