Curb Your Distance

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Bryson DeChambeau body transformation sees PGA Tour star pack on ...


All the talk at the Charles Schwab Challenge is centred on Bryson DeChambeau’s transformation into the incredible hulk. What used to be a skinny 195-pound stick, has turned in to the 240-pound middle linebacker we see today. After a couple of years on the PGA tour and realising his scientific approach would only take him so far, he decided to hit the gym and now is attempting to break the golf ball in half on every swing he takes.

 

All any golf analyst can talk about now is how the sport needs to curb the distance golfers are hitting the ball. Richard, 64, on twitter even went on to say:


“Its ridiculous, if I could hit the ball 350 yards, I would be on tour as well, something needs to happen so they start hitting the ball 220 yards like me #makegolfgreatagain”. 


Here at the Puttdown, we have brainstormed some ideas that the PGA tour and other governing bodies could use to stop golfers from having fun…Sorry; stop them hitting the ball further than Richard down the country club.


  • Ban them from gyms. Clearly, all the weight lifting is working, who knew? Ban them from going to gyms and having gyms in their homes. Soon or later they will lose the muscle and return to the overweight slobs that we know and love pre-Tiger Woods.
  • Turn the whole course into rough. They clearly don't need the fairways, get rid of them. Not only will it make the course harder, but they can also save some money by not needing to employ as many greenkeepers.
  • Players can only use putters. Get rid of irons and drivers, putters only. It's the only club they can't blast over 300 yards, and hopefully, all the long swings out of the rough will do some damage to the club, making putting harder.
  • Ping pong balls. They don't have the same aerodynamic properties of a golf ball, and will often break leading to penalties due to having to replace the ball so often.
  • Use the ocean to build bigger courses.  The world is made up of 71% water, how about using some of it.
Hopefully, some of these ideas are implemented shortly before we see golfers shooting 24 under par, making the dream of turning pro for Gordan, 56, reality.

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