"I played with him a lot in college, and he was not that good, so he's figured out a lot of stuff since then," Bryson DeChambeau joked about Claret Jug-winner Scottie Scheffler.

Golf pro DeChambeau, 31, revealed in January that he was using a portion of his fortune to buy up land in his hometown of Clovis, CA.

Bryson DeChambeau looked like he’d played his way out of the British Open on Thursday, when he posted an opening-round 7-over 78.

Bryson DeChambeau hailed the improvement made by world number one Scottie Scheffler as the American closes in on a fourth major at the British Open.However, his quest for a first Claret Jug will have to wait as Scheffler hit the turn for the back nine at 16 under par to close in on his second major of the year.

Amid concerns about the pace of play through the first two rounds of The Open Championship, Bryson DeChambeau would welcome the addition of a time clock in tournaments to speed up rounds.