Bryson DeChambeau outlines plans to topple Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy

Bryson DeChambeau has claimed there is only one department in his game that needs sharpening before he can become the best player in the world. 

The US golfer has enjoyed somewhat of a career resurgence after he left the PGA Tour for the PIF-backed LIV Golf in 2022 and overcame hip and wrist injuries.  

He added a second major championship title to his resume at the 2024 US Open after pipping Rory McIlroy down the stretch at Pinehurst. 

The result was not just a flash in the pan as he also finished in the top-10 in six of the last eight major championships. 

DeChambeau also played in the final group alongside McIlroy, 36, at the 2025 Masters but destroyed his chances  after hitting his ball into the water at Augusta National's 11th hole.

According to Data Golf - which takes into account LIV Golf results - he is now the eighth best player in the world. 

He was ranked as high as No.4 in the Official World Golf Ranking during his PGA Tour days but has since slipped to 25th. 

The 32-year-old told Grant Horvat in a recent YouTube golf match that he simply needs to sort out his wedge game. 

"This is where if I can better with these wedges, I feel like I can get to the best player in the world," he said. "But I've got to get better with them.

"The problem is I can't hit it high, and then I try to steepen it and go down after it and I just (take) a massive divot. 

"Got to figure that one out. That's the thing that's holding me back."

DeChambeau also outlined plans to hit the golf ball even further in 2026. 

Between 2018-2020, DeChambeau added 30-40lbs to his frame in an attempt to become the biggest-hitter on the PGA Tour. 

DeChambeau was successful but it came at a price, with the golfer's extreme diet leading to inflammation. 

He has since trimmed back down to a healthier weight. 

But he told Horvat he recently began speed training again. 

"It's going to be further next year," he added. "I am just starting to speed train. 

"My goal is to be average 195mph-200mph ball speed when I'm out on the golf course, just chipping it."

Despite DeChambeau's obvious length of the tee, he is not LIV Golf's biggest hitter. 

Chile's Joaquin Niemann has averaged 330.4 yards off the tee on the breakaway tour, followed by DeChambeau with 328.8. 

McIlroy has averaged 323 yards off the tee this season.