Humbler and more mature, DeChambeau feels energy from patrons

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Known as the mad scientist of golf, Bryson DeChambeau has developed a big fan base.

And while a lot of them are young people drawn to his YouTube channel, they come in all ages.

He now seems truly humble and more mature than he once came across as.

Of all the golfers at the Masters, he makes sure to sign all the autographs he can for the under-16 crowd that gathers at the practice range to interact with their golf idols.

He was asked a few days ago he’s learned over his years at Augusta National.

“I haven’t learned enough, obviously,” he said. “I can tell you that it’s definitely grown over the course of time. Each year, I learn a little bit more about winds and how it affects the golf ball on a certain hole or a certain slope around a pin location, just little things that continue to improve my knowledge around the golf course.”

His view of the course has changed a lot since his first time as an amateur in 2016.

“I think as an amateur, I felt like I knew the golf course pretty well, but I didn’t know how to control a lot of the nerves that flowed through my body, and that was something that I still work on today,” he said.

DeChambeau seemingly rose from the bottom to quite literally the top of leaderboards, becoming more personable and likable.

And all along, he knew the patrons never turned on him.

“Even when I was in my trying times, I feel like there was still a lot of ,” he said.

Now he says he feels energy everywhere.

“So it’s quite different and it’s a lot of fun,” he said.

DeChambeau hopes to finish the weekend with a keyword in mind: Patience.

“I think it’s staying grounded – like I think of myself as just being here in the present,” he said. “I know it’s so cliche to say, but patience is built on understanding where you’re at.”

He wants to improve but seems to know that no one’s perfect.

“For me as a competitor, no matter where I’m playing, I try to play my best. Whether it’s a major, whether it’s an event I’m playing last week or whatnot, I’m still focused on trying to win,” he said.

Through the ups and the downs, DeChambeau has continued to work to get himself back in contention at the Masters.

Going into the weekend, he said it would be an “unbelievable test of golf” and that he was looking forward to it.

Does he allow himself to think about what it would be like to have a green jacket?

“Everyone dreams of that opportunity,” he said. “I don’t think there’s a player out here that doesn’t think about that.”

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