This comes as absolutely no surprise, no shock.
Reigning U.S. Amateur and NCAA individual champion Bryson DeChambeau will play no more college golf and will turn professional after his appearance in the 2016 Masters.
He had a decision to make after the NCAA hammered SMU’s golf program for various violations, banning the team from post-season play. It meant that DeChambeau would not be able to defend his NCAA title.
What he’s basically going to do is become a “professional” amateur for the next six months, good work if you can afford it. Reason for waiting is that Masters berth that goes to the U.S. Amateur champion. If he were to turn pro before the Masters, he would become “un-invited.”
DeChambeau will be looking for professional tournaments that will invite him to play. He’ll be in the Argentina Open, Nov. 5-8 and the Australian Open Nov. 26-29. No doubt he will add more.
It was the inevitable end to a fantastic college career, but now there are bigger fish to fry, so to speak.
