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Bryson DeChambeau gaming single-length Cobra irons

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No. 1 amateur in the world and reigning U.S. Amateur Champion Bryson DeChambeau, who has been gaming a set of single length Edel irons (see those clubs here), was spotted with a same-length set of Cobra King Forged MB irons for the first time at the 19th annual Georgia Cup on Tuesday, according to Golfweek’s David Dusek.

DeChambeau is in the field for the Masters next week (thanks to the U.S. Am win), and reportedly plans to turn pro following the competition. Much has been made of his recent West Coast trip to visit OEMs, with the smart money betting he’d sign with Cobra.

This would seem to confirm that speculation, and it’s interesting as well that the SMU star is putting new irons in play a week before the Masters.

According to Dusek: the irons are “Cobra King Forged MB irons (3, 5-PW, with KBS C-Taper Lite 115 X shafts) are all 37.5 inches long, the same length as a standard 6-iron. Each head weighs 280 grams and has a lie angle of 73.5 degrees.”

Cobra’s Tour rep, Ben Schomin, personally oversaw the set’s construction. Each iron was bent 10 to 12 degrees more upright to DeChambeau’s specs. The soles were ground to his preference, and tungsten plugs were added to the toes of several of the irons. DeChambeau reportedly had a set of King Forged CB irons made to the same specifications as the MBs.

“It took our machinist a day to (add the tungsten weight to) each 3-iron,” Schomin said. “One to do the CB (3-iron) and one day to do the MB (3-iron). And then three more solid days to complete the other irons.”

In the wedge department, DeChambeau is gaming Cobra Tour Trusty 50-, 55- and 60-degree wedges with KBS High-Rev 130 shafts.

And not that it’s a referendum on the new clubs, but DeChambeau lost his Georgia Cup match 4&3 to British Amateur champion, Romain Langasque.

Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

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  2. JJ

    Apr 5, 2016 at 4:27 am

    N. 1 amateur in the world is the Spaniard Jon Rahm

  3. Dick Patten

    Apr 4, 2016 at 3:31 pm

    Mde a set myself about 1985. Found out that length loss more of a problem than loft loss. Gave up on ’em after 2 tournament rounds

  4. 4pillars

    Apr 4, 2016 at 12:41 pm

    I must have missed the memo.

    I thought he was going to join Callaway

  5. Kingfish26

    Apr 4, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    why? because you think the idea of single lenth irons is crazy so you poke fun?

    • Jack Nash

      Apr 4, 2016 at 1:57 pm

      I think it’s called sarcasm. Some get it, some don’t.

  6. Kingfish26

    Apr 4, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    I love all the this is fake talk on here…a simple google search shows a story published the day before this one…research people. It all makes sense when you look at his Edel irons and all the lie angles of them. A single length set is very different than the traditional staggered set. At times I really questions people on here and how much they really pay attention to whats going on before they just jump on here and start leaving messages that bash anyone not doing what they do.

    http://golfweek.com/2016/03/31/bryson-dechambeau-plays-cobra-irons-georgia-cup-2/

  7. Joe

    Apr 2, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    He is getting ready to turn Pro, Cobra is probably his new sponsor. I think it is real, those spec’s are like the Edel irons he plays.

  8. Nathan

    Apr 2, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    I love how everyone thinks this is an April fools joke post when in fact it is completely factual.

  9. jimmy joe

    Apr 2, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    so his 60* is the same length as his 6 iron?

  10. Wally

    Apr 2, 2016 at 11:34 am

    Got to be a joke…each iron bent 10-12* up!!!!

    • Eugene

      Apr 5, 2016 at 12:27 pm

      Have you actually done any research on single length irons?

      • Ryan

        Apr 11, 2016 at 10:19 pm

        That’s not due to the single length concept, it his single plane swing.

  11. Puk

    Apr 2, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Ha. Ha. Ha!

    I’m glad I caught this a day late!

    Good one.

  12. Mat

    Apr 2, 2016 at 6:09 am

    If this is real, it’s weakly written. If it’s fake, it’s a crappy jab at Cobra. Either way, more sub-par stuff.

  13. Bobby@aol.com

    Apr 1, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    He also dropped his putter and started using his hybrid to putt. When asked why he only wanted to carry 13 clubs, he replied, “I like to live dangerously.”

  14. RG

    Apr 1, 2016 at 6:00 pm

    Say it ain’t so Bryson DeChambeau! This has got to be a foolsday joke right?!? If not it’s rather sad. Those Edel sticks were so sweet.

  15. Mat

    Apr 1, 2016 at 5:49 pm

    Is this real, or a joke? I can’t tell…

  16. mlecuni

    Apr 1, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    Nice try : )

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I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear

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On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.

On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.

On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.

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On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.

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Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.

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