Bryson DeChambeau has made his professional debut on the PGA Tour, the U.S. Tour, by finishing fourth at the RBC Heritage, played at the prestigious Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
The 22-year-old American player, who recently signed a million-dollar advertising contract with Cobra-Puma Golf and Bridgestone, finished with a round of 68 strokes and tied with Kevin Na, pocketing a prize of 259,600 dollars. The victory went to Branden Grace, who won his first victory on the Tour and, with 275 strokes, 9 under par, was two strokes ahead of runners-up Luke Donadl and Russell Knox.
The money DeChambeau has earned in his first tournament as a professional is almost half of what he would need to keep his PGA Tour card (last year the 125th player in the final ranking of the season, the last place to keep the card, earned $647,000).
Asked about the check, DeChambeau, who finished 20th first at the last Masters, said his priorities were not tournament winnings “It’s more about winning championships and doing everything I can in every tournament and every shot. That’s all that matters. If that gets me my card, great. If it doesn’t, great. I’m not worried about that. I’m worried about doing the best I can.”
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