Bryson DeChambeau has been struggling with his wedges for some time, but this week at Sentosa, he decided it was time to make a fresh start.

The Crushers GC captain arrived at LIV Golf Singapore on Thursday, March 12, with two new wedges in his bag. The move is part of a bigger effort to improve his short game, and the change is because one problem has quietly been costing him shots for a while.

Speaking at his press conference on Thursday, March 12, DeChambeau spoke openly about the problem. His previous wedges were not moving through soft turf cleanly enough. Because of that, the ball was not getting the right spin, and his distance control was also affected.

“That new bounce that I’m using is going to help me in softer conditions,” he said.

"Because that's really what I'm struggling with."

The Bettinardi wedges move through the turf differently. During practice at Sentosa, the early results looked positive. “It’s going through the turf a lot better from the fairway,” DeChambeau said.

However, he did not get a proper chance to test them in his opening round. On the 11th hole, a jumper from the left rough meant the new wedges were not really used the way he wanted.

“I didn’t really get to test the wedges,” he said. But he is still trusting the process and believes the change will help over time.

The new clubs are Bettinardi HLX 5.0 Forged wedges, and they replace his PING S159 50° and PING Glide 4.0 56°.

But the problem is not only about the wedges. DeChambeau said his irons may also be part of the issue.

“I don’t think I have enough bounce on my irons,” he said.

“The club is moving through the turf differently, which changes the spin and also affects the distance.”

Sentosa Is Exposing Bags Across the Entire Field

DeChambeau is not the only player looking for solutions this week. In Singapore alone, there have been 51 club changes across the field.

So far this season, the total number of equipment changes on tour has reached 351.

Tyrrell Hatton had an unexpected problem during the pro-am when his PING G430 driver head broke. He had to switch to the newer G440 model.

Sergio Garcia also made two changes, moving to a Titleist GT3 driver with a True Temper Project Titan Black 70 TX shaft.

Danny Lee decided to stop using his broomstick putter. Thomas Detry changed to Callaway SP wedges in search of more spin.

Sentosa Golf Club has a reputation for exposing problems players might have been ignoring.

For DeChambeau, the new Bettinardi wedges are his solution, and the course at Sentosa will soon show whether that decision was the right one.

Do you think the equipment changes will help DeChambeau find his best change at Sentosa? Let us know in the comments!

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

Edited by

Kalp Thaker