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After a tough first round at Augusta National on Thursday, Bryson DeChambeau didn’t seem too happy when asked about his 3D-printed 5-iron.
The two-time US Open champion had an eventful first round at the Masters, hitting a customer with a tee shot on the sixth hole before hitting three separate bunker shots on the 11th.
After the round, he had to face the media, where they asked him about the process of making his special club in addition to the driver.
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Bryson DeChambeau reacts to his tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2026. (Images by Grace Smith-Imagn)
DeChambeau said it’s about a “day and a half” process to make one club, so when he was asked if he would “want” to go through the process of making another one, it was a firm no.
“Pfft, no. It has to be USGA compliant. There’s a whole process you have to go through,” he said.
It is a club that he built himself.
“There’s this nature that I have about myself, where innovation is a habit of mine, and I really find and pride myself on that ability to learn, even through failure, even through making a bad decision or a good decision, what I can get from that,” he said. he told ESPN.
Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
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“We’ll see where it goes. We’ll see where it takes me. All I can say now is if I don’t bag them, it’s my fault now.”
DeChambeau said after the round that he only used the club once on Thursday.
Last year, DeChambeau was in the final group of the Masters alongside eventual winner Rory McIlroy. The two were paired to also finish the previous year’s US Open, which DeChambeau won thanks to a bad putt by McIlroy and an always-remembered up-and-down by DeChambeau from the 18th bunker at Pinehurst No. 2.
But he couldn’t find similar success Thursday after shooting a 4-over 76, putting himself in danger of missing the cut.
Bryson DeChambeau greets patrons on the 17th green during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Image Images)
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DeChambeau had the second best odds to win the tournament, behind only Scottie Scheffler.
