Just an American Boy
Durango, Colorado - 2026

Bryson DeChambeau is the embodiment
of a proud American. He carries his
patriotism with the same passion
he holds his golf clubs. He is also as
comfortable in front of the camera as he
is on the greens of Augusta.
I vividly remember those moments
on the 17th green at Bethpage on the
Sunday of the Ryder Cup. Things were
finally looking up for the American team
and Bryson was the talisman. The New
Yorkers embraced this Californian born
Texan as if he was one of their own. He is
box office.

Outside of golf, I found out that Bryson
has a fluency in the language of business,
trade and economics that would humble
many a Wall Street trader.

When I work with anyone whose time is
as short as Bryson’s, we prefer to shoot
on home ground and play the familiarity
card. It is never the time to roll the dice
and go into unchartered ground. The
Durango & Silverton Railroad in Colorado
is well known to us; we know the angles
and the light and that meant we had
Bryson exactly where we wanted him
for the first few moments when the sun
popped over the hill. It’s no more than a
5-minute window, but we were prepared.
We have worked with all sorts of people
over the years, but few have brought such
positive energy as Bryson did. It does
make a difference and for all his success
and fame, he has a very gentle and
unassuming way with people.
I am delighted that he loves this
contextual portrait. He plays the role of
the gunslinger.