Eguller Remember Tony Finau, before he became a Pro? (And, his brother?) I doubt Bryson would hold a candle to him, if he was to unleash the swing again, instead of using that 1/2 swing.

My mistake.....he turned Pro at 17.

      Par4QC I doubt Bryson would hold a candle to him, if he was to unleash the swing again, instead of using that 1/2 swing.

      Love to see Tony go long!

        Par4QC

        I don't think everyone is saying he is the longest. I think he's probably swinging the hardest as a percentage of maximal effort and not holding back, which is fun to watch. He may also be the longest in terms of carry yardage but not in total distance after roll. He also takes aggressive lines off the tee.

        I think it's great what he's doing and he's must watch TV in my books and when he's off, he looks like a typical 10 handicapper, which is also fun to watch. He seems sincere and is doing things his own way and this is fun and interesting too.

          Par4QC . Bryson is NOT the longest with the driver, on Tour

          Then who is?
          You need to do a little more research before you make that statement.
          It's pretty easy to prove (for this week) just by going through the BMW stats that DeChambeau was about 15yds.
          longer than the next longest in driving distance avg. and that was Rory and then Cam Champ.
          PGA tour stats:
          https://www.pgatour.com/stats.html
          DRIVING DISTANCE
          RANK LEADER AVG.
          1 Bryson DeChambeau 323.0
          2 Rory McIlroy 319.1
          3 Cameron Champ 317.1
          4 Matthew Wolff 315.9
          5 Will Gordon 315.0
          TOUR AVERAGE 296.1

              darpar Per 8 drives(if makes cut) per tournament. He is not the longest, day in/day out, every drive, sorry. 😉

                  Par4QC
                  I gave you stats and proof, you provided nothing but your opinion.😉
                  Sure there was a piece in GD I think it was, that said if so and so really unleashed his
                  driver, he'd blow it by everyone.....again speculation and opinion.
                  Re: Finau, he and his brother Gipper were both pretty long as teens growing up here in Utah.
                  But I don't ever remember Tony's back swing being super long.
                  It's almost like he bunts the ball now 320.

                      Didn’t he lead the Tour in driving distance last year, and on top again this year? I’d say that qualifies as “longest”. The man hits prodigious drives that leaves other pros with their mouths agape. He probably learned how to hit so far over on GolfWRX……

                      darpar I gave you stats and proof, you provided nothing but your opinion.

                      I gave the same stats that you posted!! Read my post!!!!!

                      I sit and watch as Rory hits a drive of over 347, then 2 minutes later the announcers are talking about the 'huge' blast by Bryson, that went 339. wtf? Then I watch Jordan hit a few, same round, over 338, and wonder, wth has he been doing to hit that far, and why no mention of how far he is hitting. Several others... DJ, Brooks, Hideki, etc., are hitting them all over the place in excess of 330. Bryson.....is not long, by any standards. Not even PGA. He leads a measured 'category', which if every drive was measured, he would never be #1 of. Watch the rounds, that's my proof.

                      End of my discussion, about what I SEE and know.

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                          mikeintopeka Eguller rsvman2

                          True, but the tour pros do it without thinking much about it to save time (for decision making).
                          Either way, he could have been more courteous (re: professional) about it IMO.

                          I think they were still on the tee box and initially I thought Bryson was telling a fan to stop walking. I thought "good luck with that" since there were 1000s crowded along the finishing holes. Regardless, it's common courtesy and sportsmanship to remain silent and otherwise not distract a fellow competitor.

                          @Eguller - you were correct that this little incident occured when Bryson was hitting an approach from the fairway and I thought I had a mental image it happened on the tee box. I stand corrected! Patrick said they were not 'on the clock' but a tour official had asked them to speed up the pace a little so he had started taking a few steps down the fairway.

                            Par4QC it wouldn't be hard to prove with all the data out there....and I agree, it should be an average of all shots hit with driver, which BD uses more than the other longer hitters. He hits it a LOT higher then other players and is mostly carry. His foul balls are not getting spit out by the trees. In that regard his shots to the rough will be longer than the other long guys. I'd bet he is the longest based on YOUR criteria. And Jordan Spieth🤣, c'mon, that little pip squeek ain't even in the discussion!

                                Eguller yeah it was pretty bad. He flubbed it! Both those tee shots were atrocious. There must have been more wind then anticipated for them to come up that short.

                                  Eguller Well he did set an all-time PGA Tour record for strokes gained putting for a tournament and per round.

                                  All I saw was the playoff holes. He didn't look impressive at all in those, at least to me.

                                      Par4QC Per 8 drives(if makes cut) per tournament. He is not the longest, day in/day out, every drive, sorry. 😉

                                      Nobody is, or ever was, not Jack, Tiger, nobody. That's kinda silly don't you think, that one guy is going to outdrive the field on every hole?