Bryson DeChambeau used the balcony of a house overlooking Grange Golf Club in a bizarre move at LIV Adelaide

If good vibes counted for much it should be Bryson DeChambeau topping the leaderboard in Adelaide. The reigning US Open champ has been a beaming beacon of enthusiasm since touching down for the third LIV event in Australia, feeling the love and dishing it out with effusive praise for everything Aussie. Having first played in Australia as an amateur in 2015, finishing second as “old fart” Peter Senior “beat my butt” at what turned out to be the final Australian Masters, DeChambeau and his big-bombing ways have struck a chord with local fans. He did driving range “shoeys” in 2024, even handing over his socks to a few lads, just because they asked. But his comfort levels in Australia went to new levels on Saturday when he left the course and found his way into a house overlooking the 13th hole at Grange Golf Club, and onto a balcony, needing the extra height to get a yardage after his tee shot went so far right he thought it would be gone. He said a few hellos, pointed his rangefinder at the pin and hastily made an exit back to his ball on the ground, nearly making what would have been a miraculous par, much to the amusement of his playing partner Abraham Ancer, who finished with a share of the lead. “I was in the middle of the fairway, and he blocked it right, and off the tee you can’t really see where that would land because there’s some trees,” he said. “Myself and DJ (Dustin Johnson) were in disbelief like where did he find that ball. He ended up hitting it in the middle of the fairway from the bush, and I think he almost made par, which would have been insane. “Then I see him in the house on the balcony. I had no idea what was going on.” DeChambeau’s venture off course came after another engaging effort at the par three 12th, the “Watering Hole” where he got fans “riled up”, embracing what he called the best LIV event of every year. “I love getting them riled up. It’s fun. The Australians, they’re a fun bunch,” he said. “Anytime I can get them excited, it’s a thrill. Just everywhere I looked, everybody was screaming at the top of their lungs, and it was fun to showcase a little emotion on the 12th hole because that’s what that hole is meant to be. “ “It’s a joy coming back here with the fans and the people and the atmosphere. This is what LIV Golf is about. This is what we all thought it was going to be every single week, and it’s going to get there. We’re going to work to continue to make that happen. “But this is what we want every single week. So it’s a lot of fun. It’s a lot of fun playing out here.”