Bryson DeChambeau first played in The Masters as an amateur in 2016, and if there’s one thing he’s learned about playing at Augusta, it’s that there’s always something to learn playing at Augusta.

“I haven’t learned enough, obviously,” joked DeChambeau, who tied for sixth in last year’s event. “I can tell you that it’s definitely grown over the course of time. Each year I learn a little bit more about winds and how it affects the golf ball on a certain hole or a certain slope around a pin location, just little things that continue to improve my knowledge around the golf course.”

In last week’s LIV event in Miami, DeChambeau finished fifth. While he didn’t win, DeChambeau feels that course — or at least the elements — might help him this week in Augusta.

“Well, considering I felt pretty good last week in the wind, I hope the wind blows a little bit this week, and hopefully I can take what I learned from last week into this week,” said DeChambeau, who is playing in his ninth Masters.

“I think that’s what’s so cool about this place. You get different gusts of wind, and that’s what presents the most challenges for me out here is trying to control that wind to the best of my ability.

“Last week the winds were blowing 20 miles an hour at the Blue Monster, and I told myself to be patient, it’s great prep work for this week. So I felt like I was really patient last week and gave myself a good run. Hopefully that pays off this week.”

But it isn’t just the gusts that can affect DeChambeau. There’s also swirling butterflies in his stomach.

Being nervous isn’t just something which occurs to him at The Masters. He felt them in Miami heading into the final day as well.

However, there is something a little special about this weekend.

“I think as an amateur, I felt like I knew the golf course pretty well, but I didn’t know how to control a lot of the nerves that flowed through my body, and that was something that I still work on today,” DeChambeau admitted.

Augusta presents numerous challenges on every hole and when asked which was the toughest, DeChambeau joked, “All of them.”

But one thing he’s serious about is winning. Getting to put on the green jacket would fulfill an ambition for the 31-year-old.

“A lifelong dream come true,” DeChambeau said when asked what winning The Masters would mean to him. “Something I dreamt about as a kid.”

–Field Level Media