[Golf Topic] 'Hulk' DeChambeau "Using a 48-inch Driver at The Match~"

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○... "Mickelson can't hit farther than me."

'The Hulk' Bryson DeChambeau (USA, photo) said in an interview with Golfweek on the 31st (Korean time), "I will use a 48-inch long driver in The Match," and boldly claimed, "Mickelson cannot match my ball speed and distance." This was sparked by Mickelson's maximum 366-yard long drive during his victory at the PGA Championship, a major on the PGA Tour, on the 24th, becoming the oldest major champion.

DeChambeau and Mickelson will face off in the special event 'The Match' on July 7 at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana, USA. In 2018, Mickelson faced 'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods (USA), and in 2020, Mickelson and NFL star Tom Brady (USA) teamed up against Woods and Peyton Manning (USA). Mickelson also defeated Manning and Stephen Curry (USA) last November alongside NBA star Charles Barkley.

This time, Mickelson teams up again with Brady, while DeChambeau partners with NFL Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (USA). Naturally, DeChambeau's 'long drive show' is the main attraction. Currently, he ranks first in average driving distance on the PGA Tour (322.5 yards), and at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last March, he even attempted a '1-on' on the par-5 6th hole. On the dogleg hole where the fairway curves in a semicircle along the left lake, he hit a maximum of 377 yards.

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