Tiger Woods comment risks Phil Mickelson’s wrath as Bryson DeChambeau makes claim

Bryson DeChambeau has opened up on the crucial advice he’s received from Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, but he rates the former’s influence above the latter’s

Tiger Woods has regularly dished out his words of wisdom to Bryson DeChambeau (Image: Raj Mehta/Getty Images)

Bryson DeChambeau has revealed the golfing great who has had the most profound influence on his game, placing Tiger Woods’s guidance above Phil Mickelson’s.

He lavished praise during a recent episode of his ‘Break 50’ YouTube series, which featured NFL superstar Tom Brady. While swapping stories on the green, DeChambeau opened up about how both Woods and Mickelson have significantly shaped his game.

Amidst Mickelson’s high-profile move to LIV Golf, a league DeChambeau also joined, he reflected on their legendary status and storied rivalry.

“Phil is the most knowledgeable man when it comes to wedging and hitting around the greens,” DeChambeau admitted. “He is incredibly intelligent, but I have to say Tiger is the one that taught me a lot. He has taught me so much about putting, shot shaping, and controlling distance.

“Just random little tips of information, but he doesn’t always give them though. You learn through the way he looks at things, you watch his eyes and what he is trying to gather.

“A lot of it is in his hands, so I took a lot of what he said ‘Dude, it is all in your hands, you have to feel the golf club’. Being a technician, and somebody who loves to be perfectly on plane, I learn to be an athlete from him too,” reports the Mirror.

The two-time major champion discussed the influence Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods has had on him with Tom Brady (Image: Bryson DeChambeau/YouTube)
Woods has been showered with praise despite facing a tough period in his illustrious career, marred by 15 major wins but hampered by continued fitness struggles. These challenges have forced the golf legend to play a limited schedule on the PGA Tour.

This season, the 48-year-old has completed 72 holes just once at the Masters, and has only appeared in the four majors and the Genesis Invitational. The comeback Woods had planned for next month’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, where he plays both the role of competitor and host, won’t be happening.

He broke the news of his withdrawal to fans via social media, expressing regret: “I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete this year at the Hero World Challenge,” he shared. “But always look forward to being tournament host and spending the week with @HeroMotoCorp.”

Woods’ absence from the golf course since The Open Championship in July is being felt by fans, after missing cuts there and at earlier major tournaments such as the PGA Championship and U. S. Open. Nevertheless, there’s a glimmer of hope as spectators eagerly await Woods’ possible return at the PNC Championship, potentially pairing him with his son Charlie this month.