After 36 holes, Bryson DeChambeau was a serious contender for the LIV Golf Chicago 2025 title. He was only 3 strokes off the top and had every chance to cover that gap on Championship Sunday. The fact that the eventual winner, Dean Burmester, scored a par in the final round meant that the Scientist-turned-artist was clear to chase down the lead. All he had to do was replicate his score from Saturday to at least get into the playoffs. But things didn’t go the way DeChambeau planned. Now he confessed that he would have won in Chicago if he played like Scottie Scheffler.

DeChambeau joined Pat McAfee in The Pat McAfee Show Live on YouTube recently. The two were discussing his most recent exploit at Bolingbrook Golf Club. During the segment, the Crushers GC captain mentioned how he “let his team down” last week. Surprised to hear that, McAfee questioned why DeChambeau thought he had done that. The pro golfer replied, “I just didn’t play my best. It was frustrating. I was playing with Paul Casey, and he played great. I just didn’t play well.”

Paul Casey certainly had an excellent time in Chicago. He remained quite consistent throughout the event and finished it at T5 with a 7-under par. However, Casey’s captain, DeChambeau, scored 3-over 74 in the final round that was packed with 5 bogeys and a double bogey. Those errors dropped him down to T13 on the leaderboard and pushed him out of contention for the winning position Bolingbrook Golf Club.

Speaking of what went wrong for him, DeChambeau added, “I didn’t have my wedges dialed in. That’s one of the things that I struggle with a lot. I don’t know why. Something I have got to figure out in order to be up to Scottie Scheffler’s level.” Scheffler’s control over his iron and wedges is what sets him apart from the rest of the world. That has been the secret behind his 13 career wins and 4 major triumphs. While DeChambeau is a master of power hitting off the tee, there are very few in the world who can say that they can reach the green better than the world #1.

The LIV Golf pro has acknowledged the brilliance of his rival from the PGA Tour quite often recently. Later in this same interview, DeChambeau also claimed that Scheffler is the best player in the world at approach shots since Tiger Woods. That is probably the best compliment the world #1 could ever receive. His recent domination at Royal Portrush would have pushed that narrative. Either way, it’s evident that the Crushers GC captain has immense respect for the 17-time PGA Tour champion.

Why wouldn’t he? Scottie Scheffler has time and again proved to the world why he is the best golfer right now. His stats in 2025 reflect that. Let’s just look at his work with the wedges to understand that.

How good is Scottie Scheffler with the wedges as compared to Bryson DeChambeau?

In 2025, Scottie Scheffler has been quite remarkable with the wedge. He has a 68.61% average success rate in scrambling, the second-best on the PGA Tour. He also has a 66.10% average success rate in scrambling from the rough, which is the third-best this season. Scheffler’s best stats reflect his approach shots using his iron. He is ranked the best on the Tour when it comes to reaching greens in regulation and also has a very high proximity average to the cup.

When it comes to Bryson DeChambeau, we all know he is the master with the driver. He is known for hitting very long drives off the tee. Interestingly, the 31-year-old is ranked second in the average driving distance in LIV Golf for the season behind Joaquin Niemann. What’s even more surprising is that despite his bashing of his short game, he is the best at scrambling in LIV Golf. DeChambeau has a 67.15% success rate using wedges, which is not that far away from Scheffler.