Bryson DeChambeau has been shaking up the very buttoned up world of golf, with backlash over his YouTube trick shots, being branded a “captain’s nightmare” and sparking a ‘feud’ with Irish pro Rory McIlroy.

As he rolled into Bethpage Black in New York for the 2025 Ryder Cup, the California-born pro has copped criticism for using his team moment for online content. 13

Fans call him “The Scientist” or “Mad Scientist” because of his analytical approach to the sport, but it’s his antics off the fairway as a YouTube “showman,” feuds with his famous rival, and his links to golf influencers and models that have set tongues wagging.

The two-time US Open champ is well-known among his followers for posting slick golf vlogs featuring challenges, experiments and guest appearances to an online

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