Bryson DeChambeau: Using iron made with 3D printer at Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga.–LIV Golf League Captain Bryson DeChambeau Myriad strategies have been used when trying to win the green jacket at the Masters, but none beats the formula devised by the “Mad Scientist” this year.

DeChambeau told ESPN on Wednesday that he will play with a 5-iron he made with a 3D printer.

As a young player, DeChambeau tried to attack the course, famously saying that he would play Augusta National as a par-67 course because he was hitting the ball so far off the tee.

When that plan didn’t work, DeChambeau became more conservative over the past two years, leading to consistent top-10 finishes in the first major of the year.

Now, the two-time US Open champion is using perhaps his boldest strategy yet: He’ll try to win the Masters with at least one golf club he made himself.

“That’s the plan as of now,” DeChambeau said after finishing a nine-hole practice round at Augusta National.

DeChambeau, who got the nickname because of his analytical, physics-based approach to golf, said he has been working on creating his own clubs for years.

Why use at least one – or maybe more – in the Masters?

“Because they’re finally ready,” DeChambeau said.

The United States Golf Association must approve DeChambeau’s clubs before they can be used in competition.

Before his second consecutive LIV Golf win in South Africa last month, the 32-year-old DeChambeau said he has been working with new wedges that have “almost a bubble at the bottom” with more weight on the head.

DeChambeau previously had manufacturer deals with LA Golf and Cobra; His relationship with his ex ended in February. His bag currently includes a crank driver and fairway woods, Avoda irons and Bettinardi wedges.

And a 5-iron DeChambeau made himself.

“I have this nature about me that innovation is my habit, and I really find that ability to learn and take pride in that — even through failure, even through making a bad decision or a good decision — what I can get from that,” DeChambeau said.

Now, DeChambeau is ready to test his invention on golf’s biggest stage.

“We’ll see where it goes. We’ll see where it takes me,” DeChambeau said. “Now all I can say is if I didn’t put them in the bag, it’s my fault now.”