Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau are without a doubt two of the best golfers in the world. Koepka has four major titles to his name but hasn’t won The Masters, something he will be hoping to do in November to round off what has been a difficult and injury-troubled year for him.
DeChambeau has one title to his name, though is three years younger and got that victory in the US Open earlier this year. It is also a year where DeChambeau has become the biggest driver on the tour, adding another element to his game and an edge he can use over others in the future.
Will it help him at Augusta this month? That is certainly possible, and these two both head to the tournament looking to win their first green jacket, though as already said, both have won majors elsewhere already.
That means they won’t be in attendance at the Champions Dinner, a tradition that proceeds the week at Augusta where the past champions all get together for a meal which is put together by the winner from last year and you can read about the best and worst Masters Champions Dinners analysis by Betway.
These two are having a great battle at the moment, and one that could go on for years to come if we are lucky. However, their battle has taken a turn for the worse recently, and the players seemingly don’t get along with each other at all, something that is common knowledge and continues to be a talking point as we head into The Masters.
With Koepka struggling with injuries for the majority of 2020, he is a far bigger price to win The Masters than you would normally expect to see someone who has won four majors in recent years. He finished second here in 2019 too, showing he enjoys both the course and the occasion, something that not all players understand and enjoy which harms their play.
The story is not the same for Bryson DeChambeau, who is playing some of the best golf of his life this year and is looking like a man right at the peak of his play. DeChambeau is the early favourite for the event and unless something major changes, he will tee off as the tournament favourite.
His win at the US Open earlier in the year showed that the window for success is just opening up. He is three years younger than Koekpa, and don’t be surprised to see DeChambeau land another three majors so that he also has four by the time he turns 30.
For now, the row of the course seems to rumble on, Koepka is the one who keeps mentioning things and bringing up what has happened in the past. DeChambeau is keeping quiet, for now, probably because he knows that out of the two players, he is the one in the best position to let his play do the talking for the rest of this season, and potentially beyond.
Whether this calms down or not remains to be seen, it would be no surprise to see it drag on further. As long as the two players remain at the top of their game and give us a tussle on the greens, that is what fans are really wanting to see.