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USA Today via Reuters

USA Today via Reuters

Bryson DeChambeau and his family are going through a rough time now. After battling several health procedures and multiple surgeries, his father, Jon DeChambeau, has passed away. As the golfer is going through a sad phase, those who love and care about him shared their condolences with him, including several sports entities. 

Notably, the 2020 U. S. Open champion’s father had been suffering from several health issues. He had been a diabetic patient for more than 30 years, and he had had a double-bypass surgery and multiple surgeries to amputate the toes on his right foot. Moreover, he also had a kidney transplant after going through several years of dialysis. 

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The 29-year-old, who considers his father as one of his biggest inspirations in life, shared the news with the public through a social media post. He wrote a heart-whelming message about the hardship his father went through all these years. 

He also posted some pictures that reflected the good times the DeChambeau family spent with his father. 

The sports world conveyed its condolences through social media messages

As soon as the golfer posted the news about his father, many began to send him messages showing their support. Since he is a professional golfer and has created many friends throughout his career, many sports professionals commented on his post. 

Notably, many of his LIV Golf colleagues were quick to send him condolences. “Sorry Bryson… So many wonderful memories to cherish. #RIP 🙏🏼 sending love,” Ian Poulter wrote. Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, the young LIV player from Spain, and Peter Uihlein were some of the other LIV players to send him the message.  

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His main competition in the long-drive World Championship, Martin Borgmeier also sent his condolences to DeChambeau. A golf lover and actor, Mark Wahlberg, pro-boxer Anthony Dirrell, former MLB athlete Johnny Damon, golfers Wes Patterson, Morgan Hoffman, and Michael Campbell were some of the others who left their warm messages. 

Fans’ reaction to the demise of the father of Bryson DeChambeau

Everyone was aware of Bryson’s father’s health issues. However, the sudden news of his demise took everyone by surprise. Yet, when DeChambeau shared the news with the public, people didn’t hesitate to comment with warm messages. 

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The entire sports community, both the professionals and the fans, united to show their respect to Bryson DeChambeau’s father. They sent messages through Instagram and Twitter to help ease the pain of the golfer and his family.

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