Bryson DeChambeau has a real problem with his driver that was exposed at the PGA Championship

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Bryson DeChambeau crashed out of the PGA Championship before the weekend, missing the cut by a margin.

His seven-over par finish actually flattered him, as the two-time US Open winner made three-straight birdies to end his second round.

Despite the late flourish, DeChambeau missed the cut by three strokes, meaning he is 0-2 on playing major championship weekends this season. In what is an incredibly important year for DeChambeau, the biggest events of the year could not have gone any worse for him.

And there is a worrying statistic suggesting this isn’t just a blip and that a more concerning underlying issue is at play.

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Bryson DeChambeau’s driver struggles at Aronimink

DeChambeau, known for his hard-hitting style of play that overpowers golf courses week to week on LIV, was not his usual self at Aronimink.

In fact, the American ranked 48th in the field in average driving distance. On 14 drives, DeChambeau averaged 302.8 yards off the tee, over 20 yards shorter than the field-leading Michael Brennan, and nearly 20 yards shorter than Rory McIlroy.

You would imagine that a lot of this would be due to him hitting his drives wide of the fairway and getting caught in the rough, so his ball doesn’t roll out and he doesn’t gain more distance.

But DeChambeau was fairly accurate off the tee this week. He hit 64.3% of his fairways through two rounds, which put him 36th among all players.

This is more likely a sign that his wrist injury, which he first mentioned last week at LIV Virginia, is robbing him of his usual eye-popping numbers off the tee, and holding him back significantly.