The reigning U.S. Open champion found himself chasing a course record alongside every other weekend hacker at the Delray Beach Golf Club in December 2024.
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DORAL—BrysonDeChambeau,thereigningU.S.Openchampion,foundhimselfchasingacourserecordinDecemberalongsideeveryotherweekendhackeratthemunicipalDelrayBeachGolfClub.
DeChambeaudocumentedhisattempttosetthecourserecordonhisYouTubechannelinavideotitled,“CanIBreakARandomPublicCourseRecordInOneTry?”Thevideohasbeenviewed1.8milliontimes.
Acentury-oldgolfcoursedesignedbyfamedarchitectDonaldRoss,DelrayBeachGolfClubisalocalfavoriteforPalmBeachCountygolfersthankstoitspublicaccessandaffordableratesbothinandoutofseason.
Itis,however,farfromitsglorydaysintermsofcondition.
PGAprofessionalRickDurhamtoldDeChambeaupriortotheroundthatDelrayBeachGolfClubwasa“greatgolfcourse”thathadbeenneglectedformorethan20years.DelrayBeachcityofficialsrejectedmultipleredevelopmentplansinthesummerof2023.
Thecourse’steeboxesandgreenshavedeterioratedinrecentyears,
