Bryson DeChambeau got the silent treatment from Rory McIlroy at Augusta National this year. At first, it all seemed like he was just being rude or ignoring the LIV Golf pro. In reality, the Irishman was just laser-focused on applying the new strategy he and his sports psychologist, Dr. Bob Rotella, had developed. “It’s a world that you create when you’re on the golf course, where you’re just lost in your own world,” the doctor said to Sky Sports, revealing McIlroy’s approach for winning the Green Jacket. It seems that Harry Hall has taken inspiration from it.

The English golfer finished 6th in the 2025 BMW Championship. This was his 5th top-10 finish of the season, and Hall was pretty thrilled about it. When questioned about his consistency in 2025, the 28-year-old said, “Yeah, I just put it down to my skill set hasn’t changed too much. Definitely tee to green, I’m swinging it a lot better thanks to Butch. Been working a lot on my mental game. Just doing some work there. I think that’s been the consistency for me, just in my decision making, not so much my quality of golf shots.”

Seems like his coach, Butch Harmon, has been helping him build his confidence in his abilities. While he has been spectacular all through the year, things can get challenging when you know you will be facing the toughest field on the Tour for three consecutive weeks. With Harmon giving him a vote of confidence, he was able to make quick decisions on the course and execute them to perfection. But there is this thing about working with experienced coaches like Butch, and that is, they don’t beat around the bush.

Speaking of how easy it was for Harry to get convinced by his coach, he said, “Yeah, Butch helps — when I see him in person, and I haven’t seen him in person in a few months just because I haven’t been home to Vegas, but if he tells you you’re swinging it great and you can be one of the best in the world you’re going to believe it because he’s one of the best coaches in the world.”

Having so much faith in his coach’s abilities has helped the young golfer rise to the top. But then again, Harmon has coached legends like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, and Justin Leonard during their prime. He would certainly know what he was talking about when it came to Harry Hall’s swing. However, it wasn’t only his own judgment on the fairway that helped him get through this tough phase.

Hall also mentioned another individual who has been vital to his recent progress: “I’ve been working with Fanny Sunesson who caddied for Nick Faldo on my mental game really, and we’ve been working together for the last four or five months, or last three and a half months, and I’ve put a lot of my decision making and getting a little bit more comfortable on the course down to my work with her.”

Apart from Sir Nick Faldo, Sunesson also worked with Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson in the past. Her experience and knowledge in the course guide Hall to entrust his swing and push his limits. With such a great support channel, the English pro finished 6th at Caves Valley. That pushed him 19 places into the top 30 of the FedEx Cup rankings and qualified him for the majors next season. Hall will also be a part of the field at East Lake next week. This is an outstanding feat for someone who only received his PGA Tour card a couple of years ago.

What lies ahead for Harry Hall as he prepares for the TOUR Championship? He may have pushed the idea of making the field for another big event in September 2025 if he plays well.

Harry Hall dreams big after his recent success on the PGA Tour

There is another path of Rory McIlroy that Harry Hall also wishes to take. And that’s the one that leads to Bethpage. While the Irishman has confirmed his place in the Team Europe squad, the Englishman is still struggling to keep up with the top 12 in the standings. Before the conclusion of the BMW Championship, he was sitting in 19th on the leaderboard. The excellent finish at Caves Valley will certainly help his cause. But it might not be enough to get him a ticket to New York.

But playing in the Ryder Cup is a childhood dream for Hall. In an interview after the third round, he shared, “I remember growing up and… Phil Rowe, my assistant coach in college, and he was like my idol growing up. He played in the Walker Cup in ’99. And we have his bag in the clubhouse. And people always used to say, H, you gonna put a Walker Cup bag up there one day? And I would say, Ryder Cup one.” Harry Hall wants to fulfill that promise, turn it into a reality. After his performance in 2025, this is his best shot at making the field. Hopefully, Luke Donald is paying heed to that.