What Bryson DeChambeau has been spotted doing at Aronimink is not ideal with the PGA just days away

The LIV Golf star was spotted beating balls late into the evening on Monday at Aronimink.

In fact, he was the last player to leave the range, and that should concern fans of Bryson DeChambeau.

Firstly, players hitting hundreds of balls on the range during a major championship week is never a good sign.

It usually means that they are searching for something, which is generally considered to be a bad thing.

The best players who are comfortable with their games will probably not hit more than 30-50 balls per day on the range during tournament week.

The likes of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy build out their entire schedules in the hope of peaking for the major championships.

In an ideal world, DeChambeau’s game would have been in tip-top condition heading into the week at Aronimink, but considering that he was grinding on the range on Monday, that is clearly not the case.

Another issue with the LIV Golf star working so hard on his game already at Aronimink is that he is expending so much energy rather than conserving it for later in the week, when he will really need it.

Performative DeChambeau is getting his major preparation all wrong

There is definitely something performative about what DeChambeau does on the driving range during majors.

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Is there actually an argument to make that he is beating balls for hours on end purely just to show how hard he’s working?

Perhaps that’s slightly cynical, but there is definitely a case to be made that DeChambeau is one of the more theatrical players in the professional game.

Obviously players working incredibly hard on their games is a good thing usually, but there is a time and place for that.

The key to golfers being consistently successful at major championships is their ability to pace themselves.

Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus were masters at doing just that, and Scottie Scheffler goes about his business in a similar fashion to the two greatest golfers of all time.

DeChambeau seems to head into major championship weeks with all guns blazing, and the 32-year-old beating balls on the range late into the evening on Monday at Aronimink is evidence that he might just struggle this week.

Who knows, Bryson DeChambeau might prove everyone wrong and win the PGA Championship this week.

However, it would be a big shock if he did, considering his intense preparation ahead of the tournament.