Bryson DeChambeau and his fellow pros are battling Sentosa Golf Club this week, and it’s fighting back hard. Quite literally. The pain was evident, especially for tournament leader DeChambeau, who took a literal tumble after one swing.

On the par-4 5th on Saturday at the $30M-worth LIV Golf Singapore, DeChambeau’s tee shot landed in the rough, near a bunker. For his second shot, he stood on the lip of the bunker, fighting to keep the clubface square. He looked well-balanced until he hit the shot and fell down mid-follow-through. His ball flew overhead, as DeChambeau watched, and landed in another bunker.

“Not the most elegant of follow-throughs,” commentator David Feherty quipped with everyone in the booth laughing.

His left foot landed on the edge of the bunker during his follow-through, causing him to lose balance. Although it was odd, DeChambeau could’ve injured his wrist.

Feherty said, “This [fall] is just undignified.”

The only casualty was his score, fortunately. He made a bogey on the hole, his first for the day. However, the risk of injury is definitely not exaggerated, if you remember Rory McIlroy’s sudden withdrawal last week or Collin Morikawa hurting himself mid-round at The Players. DeChambeau himself has suffered injuries during golf tournaments or even practice rounds.

On the other hand, DeChambeau’s going to remember this blunder the entire week, despite him facing a similar instance in the 2021 U.S. Open. The bogey broke his momentum at Sentosa. DeChambeau started Round 2 tied for the lead but rocketed to the solo top spot on Friday. On Saturday, he started the third round with three back-to-back pars before birdieing the 4th.

However, he unraveled after the bogey on the 5th. DeChambeau had to add three more squares on his scorecard after dropping shots on the 8th, 10th, and 11th. He finished the round with a birdie on the 18th but slipped from the top spot to a T3, one shot behind the leaders heading to the final round. Joaquin Niemann and Lee Westwood are tied for the lead at 10-under.

On the other hand, this instance is hardly the first time DeChambeau has faced such a blunder. At the 2026 LIV Golf Adelaide, on the par-5 10th, DeChambeau wound up for a monster rip, only to skull it straight into the turf inches ahead. The topped tee shot dribbled off the box, bounced over a cart path, and somehow rolled 245 yards down the fairway.

On the positive side, it is also a sign that DeChambeau is willing to take risks when needed. Whether it’s about shooting from the lip of a bunker or issuing promises to advance golf equipment.

Bryson DeChambeau has special equipment to unveil

“I’ll forever be chasing speed. Hopefully, the technology can catch up with where our swing speeds are going because right now, any minor mis-hit can make the ball go quite a bit offline,” Bryson DeChambeau shares at LIV Golf Singapore. “I’m excited to unveil some special stuff here soon. I’ve been talking about it for a while, but we just don’t have anything as good as it needs to be yet.”

DeChambeau’s style centers on his super-fast swing speed to hit bombs and overpower courses. That power often means errant shots and weak spin on wedges. Reportedly, he’s also testing a new golf ball, first spotted last year at Royal Portrush when he practiced with it on the range. Meanwhile, the wedge changes came ahead of this week’s event in Singapore.

To sharpen his short-game control, DeChambeau ditched his Ping S159 50° and Ping Glide 4.0 56° wedges for Bettinardi HLX 5.0 Forged models. Bettinardi’s better known for putters, but these caught his eye. LIV says the swap targets better spin, with the 50° bent to 49° and the 56° to 54°.

But all of this is hardly a surprise for the guy known as “The Scientist.”