5 things to know about Bryson DeChambeau, Donald Trump YouTube video drop

What happens when one of the most polarizing figures in the world of golf partners with one of the most polarizing figures in the world, period?

Science tells us certain poles can be attracted to each other and connect, which seems to be the case with U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau and former President Donald Trump, who put together a solid round of golf but fell one shot short of DeChambeau’s ultimate goal in his latest episode of “Break 50” — a recurring feature on his YouTube Channel.

“This is going to be one of the greatest rounds of golf ever played,” Trump said in a blast of pre-round trumpeting.

Surprised? Didn’t think so. 

Not sure if the game’s historians will ever list it alongside Nicklaus-Watson at Turnberry, or even Xander Schauffle’s Sunday 65 this past weekend at Troon, but frankly, quirkiness aside, DeChambeau and Trump, at Trump’s New Jersey course in Bedminster, was watchable in its own way, and dare we say dramatic?

The quirky: In these particular episodes on DeChambeau’s YouTube efforts, the goal is to break 50, over 18 holes, with the host and another golfer partnering in a two-man scramble … from the course’s most forward tees.

Even with DeChambeau able to drive all the par-4s from the red tees, and leave flip-wedges for second shots to the par-5s, 23 under par for 18 holes is asking a lot. In the end, it was asking too much, but barely — 12 birdies, five eagles and a par resulted in a 50, one shy of the show’s ultimate goal.

On a side note, DeChambeau said beforehand the show would be donating $10,000 per birdie and $20,000 per eagle to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Five takeaways from Donald Trump and Bryson DeChambeau’s two-man scramble