SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Bryson DeChambeau is no stranger to the pressures of competing and winning on the PGA Tour, but even he found himself unprepared for what the 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open had to offer.DeChambeau is making his tournament debut this week, and he didnt play a practice round on Tuesday after arriving late Monday night. He also didnt realize that he was only scheduled to play nine holes in Wednesdays pro-am, which meant that he didnt see the back nine including the famous 16th until the opening round.
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That was insane, DeChambeau said of the par-3. I just tried to block it all out, even though its really difficult to. You just look down at the ground and try to look at the hole, and thats all you look at.DeChambeau played more like a wily veteran Thursday, carding a 5-under 66 that gave him a share of the early lead. His bogey-free round included three straight birdies on Nos. 13-15, and he managed to hit his first-ever shot on No. 16 inside 7 feet before settling for par.Whats funny is like, I was more nervous than I was at the Masters when I was an amateur, I can tell you that for sure, he said. Its just different. Youre going to get booed or theyre going to cheer for you. Thats it. Theres not going to be a middle ground, so you definitely want to have the crowd on your side on that.
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