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Going off of as high as 125-1 odds to win this past week, the 202) US Open Champion DeChambeau had completely \u201clost it\u201d for a while in his own words, and wondered if he would ever get back to that elite form on the biggest stages. Whether it be the overindulgence in protein shakes or his newfound long-drive obsession, things were off with Bryson for a while. He seemingly snapped out of that funk in just a few days of clinical ball striking at Oak Hill and has a reinvigorated mindset heading into the rest of the major championship season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This was the final boss level in questioning the rust of the LIV Tour\u2019s elite. While we can clearly see there are a few <\/em>LIV players that have had their games fall off, the majority of the best that made the switch are proving to be just as motivated as ever to win at the highest level. They didn\u2019t just stop practicing or caring about the thrill of victory once they got their check from the Saudis so that narrative is officially dead. The \u201crust\u201d of missing out on tournament golf is not showing for the best of the LIV Tour, and despite 18 hole-less holes, a softer schedule, and lighter requirements for participation, the drive is still there to win at every level.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for your LIV Tour major champion, this performance coupled with the Masters finish will almost certainly lock up a spot for him on the next Ryder Cup team. It had been up for debate as to how eligibility would work for LIV golfers playing in an event that has PGA and PGA Tour fingerprints all over it, but this past week and Team USA Captain Zach Johnson all but confirmed that if Koepka qualifies on points, he\u2019s in for Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bryson and Patrick Reed and Europeans like Thomas Pieters will have to keep showing up on major championship boards to enter that Ryder Cup conversation. Regardless, it\u2019s clear that the LIV contingent will be ready to go at Los Angeles CC in June and at Royal Liverpool in July and their odds at the window should be normalized as if they\u2019ve been on the PGA Tour all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The photo of the week was not even taken on the course – it was a picture worth a thousand words where Phil Mickelson was walking next to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. To be a fly on the jacket for that conversation\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n If there were any LIV Tour lowlights, they came from two players who have been playing great golf recently in events and seemingly had the form to compete. Both Abraham Ancer and two-time LIV Golf champion Talor Gooch had quick Friday departures, finishing nowhere near the +5 cut line to end their weeks abruptly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next up in majors, we go from New York sports fans to LA for The US Open where LIV Golf and the PGA Tour next will converge. More immediately, Brooksy majors and the LIV crew are in the Washington DC area for a quick turnaround this week at Trump National DC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The narrative that LIV Golfers somehow lost all of their golf skill after moving tours has been dispelled. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":77098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[797,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-pga-golf"],"yoast_head":"\nStill Got It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What’s Next? Make the Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
LIV Bits from Oak Hill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n