It feels like all the pressure is on Rory today, but Bryson is also playing for a lot. Players who win multiple majors tend to do it in bunches, so who knows how many more chances Bryson will have. (Although as I write this, I’m thinking about how the next major is at Quail Hollow: a big ballpark that will be a great fit for him.)

There are 89 players who have won 2 majors, and 46 that have won 3. A win today would move Bryson into the latter group and also get him halfway to the Slam. As far as career comps go, Bryson feels a bit tricky to pin down. On the one hand it feels like he’s had a volatile career to date: he reinvented his body and game in 2020 and lost the 2022 season to injury. But Bryson has also been very consistent from an SG standpoint since 2018, mostly staying in the 1.7-2.0 range apart from 2022. And then of course he, especially of late, is an over-performer in the majors.

I think a good present-day comp for Bryson is Xander. They are both 31, and both have 2 majors and 7 PGA Tour wins. In the last few seasons Xander has pulled ahead in career DG points, partly due to Bryson’s lost 2022 season, but also because Xander levelled up in a big way last year.

For older players, Ernie could be an aspirational comp (in terms of longevity):

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Another issue for Bryson as far as DG Points accumulation goes is that there just aren’t that many available on LIV.

Finally, for those wondering about the Rory-Bryson comparison, it’s not particularly close:

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This speaks more to Rory’s greatness and longevity than anything else.

Amassing DG Points is great (look at the attention Rory gets over Koepka), but majors can be a great equalizer. A win today would move Bryson past JT, DJ, Rahm, Morikawa, Scottie, and Xander in the major department, into a tie with Spieth, and behind only Koepka and Rory among active players.