As it was for Phil, as for Bryson, the desire for perfection satisfies the need for outdoor creativity

Portrush, Northern Ireland – On Friday, Brygle Dechambeau on Friday about a golf ball that seems to be used in practice, but not a competition this week outdoors.

Caught, again, Dechambeau gave the wrong smile. He then offered the defense of his unique strategy – and look into his future plans.

“I need help here,” he admitted.

On the royal portress and everywhere else, Dechambeau is an iconoclist in search of efficiency, optimization and, ultimately, perfection. There is nobody like him. Not as thoughts and strategies. Not how practiced and rarely plays. Not with one of the equipment used. Not, if everything remains scheduled, where hope.

In recent years, Dechambeau has worked feverishly with all the team of NERD to design a new golf ball that is better running out of her charts. He wants to lower his heaven-high flight, but there is a problem with the right combination, especially when his steep angle of origin creates a huge amount of turning with his iron, but, curious, not his pistons with little with little zip.

It’s a business in progress. No, Dechambea said a journalist, he did not experience Eureka a moment in the range earlier this week. But he is closer. He was told by the first iteration of the ball – his ball – could be in his hands in the next few weeks. Then, and maybe only then could have better, more predictable controls of their shots.

As Dechambeau explained, “I need a golf ball that can be clicked on the face just because it is vertically and encountered on his face, so I get something that goes into a more consistent trajectory in disadvantage.”

As with most things with Dechambeau, he asks for answers without changing his style, but killing his equipment. It is his usual course of action. Going to Iron the same length. Less authentic driver. More Clubhead Curvature. And now, with his ball, different core and composition.

Equal parts innovative and stubborn.

But with highly stylized games that is productive, but one week offers a fascinating parallel with the superior of the previous generation, another iconlist that enjoyed pushing the equipment and ever believed that his path was the right path.

Phil Mickelson could not understand the connection of golf. At least not in the beginning. He preferred to return and tear. Sending a snapshot of iron iron to heaven. Catch your 60 degree wedge and try another magic trick around greenery.

That American style made Mickelson’s wildly successful. Safe-fire hall of stackers long before she moved to Muirfield in the summer of 2013. Years. But he always felt that in his competitive resume it is in the only main place in the US; In his first 11 outdoor performances he could not collect one top 10 despite the establishment of himself as the second best player of his generation.

So, in front of the open, Mickelson and Dave Pelza, late Guru with short games, they kicked out search for some new shots. Abroad, Mickelson has installed “chip” to Tee to put the ball more often and to show him the third. Year. And then, two years later, he completed the ties twice, by conquering the scottish open and open championship in consecutive weeks.

“I think he is victory in 2013. The year’s maximum achievement in my career, because I had to learn the style of golf that I didn’t grow up playing,” Mickelson said. “It’s the biggest source of pride for me as a player to overcome those obstacles. Now I came to really love him, I enjoy it, and I seem to play well in some unfavorable conditions.”

That prompted tracking: Why was it important to him?

Why only one tournament just a year, for the other 51 weeks, a threat to win anywhere and at any time?

“I just think it’s a sign of a complete player,” he said.

That would be the ultimate achievement for Dechambea. Its top results in this championship are a little better than Mickelson – he finished sixth three years ago, in St. Andrews – But it’s his only top-30 in seven attempts so far. This year, in Portrush, looked good to the second early release after a bird-less 78 in 1. Round, but he capitalized the morning tabs for the card on Friday 65, which match the low day, only to decrease.

Still, after that, Dechambeau appeared motionless. Maybe because he knew he wasn’t close to winning this outstanding goal. It was just his eighth subfolder in 24 open round careers.

“To be a complete golfer, you have to win here,” Dechambeau agreed. “I was struggling. I was playing well when dry and green are more consistent in their bouncer, and greenery is a little better. But when you get this way, and the wind goes on all the way you need to be a complete golfer.

“I think (Mickelson) is right – it’s the most popular moment of his career. And for me, if he ever happened in my career, it would probably probate.”

DECHAMBEAU is the discerner (and more successful) example of a generation of trakmenka that now the points of weavers of the professional landscape. Athletes built for speeds that have used all newly advanced technologies to optimize their swing and their games. Headstrong alpha none in your approach. In many ways, they are smart to lean in Ball-Ball-Ball who can destroy tour courses in mil. In the right week, with optimal conditions, they are cashed.

But open success relies on players that flash other skills and adapt to ways that are unusual on every week tour. Varing path. Bending recordings of both directions. Using more techniques around the green color. There are also mental calculations, strategy and calculation of other variables such as wind and exile. Some of the best open players last decade – Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Xander Schaufele, Jordan Spieth – all of all in those areas. He is reasonable to believe, with his dynamic skill set, that Scottie Scheffler – who grew up playing games to shap a shot at home in Wind-Swept Dallas – will soon succeed in this event. (Located near the tip of the leaders in a circle 2)

“I have always been creative and I had a good imagination when it comes to hitting the recording,” Rickie Fowler said, which despite the praise of the height of the second highest peak on tour, on a tour of almost 130 feet. “Growing up on a flat ride, I had to paint different things and guess different shots. There are obstacles outside, but sometimes you have to be able to see shots and pull.”

Brian Harman, Open Champion 2023. years, in that sense is a pitcher; He could use Trackman for validation or verification, but never optimization. He believes in his hands and his instincts. She committed a little spice – he went 0-4 to Palmer Cup in his first taste – but he came to love Links Golf. Grmetti. Iron Scotes held into a strong cross. Shots with flat faces who do not exhibit a bounce.

“Places like this force to be a little more creative,” Harman said. “There are probably 10 different types of clubs, irons, drivers and forests that you can strike with Tee. There are different ways to attack in green. I just enjoy creativity and can’t think about.” You can do it in your own way. “

Earlier this week, Harman played an exercise in a portray with Andrew Novak, who made his outdoor debut. In just a few days, Novak understood (if he did not overcome) some of the intrictions of this unique golf brand. Lack of grain around greenery and hows the various recordings. Discipline that will play from stalled flags, accepts 40 feet as a reasonable approach or take risk. And also benefits the potential lack of playing the desired, stock. Tips and tricks that cannot be found on the tracker or with the adjustment of its equipment.

The idea that only a victory in appropriate relationships can make the newly “complete player” is still a small. He is 30 years old and right now. This year he won the first time on tour, in a team event. This is just his fourth career the main beginning, the period.

But the concept of wholeness was still giving him a sense, especially now when he pushed the road in the elite game.

“It’s a very nice bonus you can point out,” Novak said, “like, Hey, look – I can do that too. That’s pretty impressive to say. “