Chance Taylor beats Bryson DeChambeau for $100,000 in Backyard Games

Chance Taylor beat Bryson DeChambeau in a closest-to-the-pin playoff to win $100,000 in the first Backyard Games, after both players made two on the final shot over DeChambeau’s house.

Taylor, a golf content creator from Gate City, Virginia, emerged from the series’ 10-player elimination field to face DeChambeau in the three-hole finale. The conclusion appeared on DeChambeau’s own social channels October 2; WJHL’s Kenny Hawkins and Heavy’s Jim Parsons reported Taylor’s victory.

The last regulation hole gave neither player much room to improve. Hawkins reported that both shots over the house finished about a foot from the cup. Each player tapped in, leaving the match to a playoff.

Taylor’s next shot stopped within roughly two feet. DeChambeau finished farther away, making Taylor the winner of the closest-to-the-pin contest and the cash prize. Parsons reported that DeChambeau’s ball did not spin back toward the hole as he wanted and ended about nine feet away.

That sequence distinguishes the finish from a sudden-death hole played all the way out. The deciding comparison was how close the two shots finished. Taylor had already matched DeChambeau’s two on the last regulation hole before winning that final test.

The Backyard Games format gave the surviving creator a three-hole match against the two-time U.S. Open champion. Earlier rounds eliminated contestants through short matches around DeChambeau’s home. Taylor earned the final opportunity and then converted it, rather than collecting the prize simply for reaching the last round.

For local followers, the result also puts a Gate City golfer at the center of one of DeChambeau’s video projects. Hawkins’ report identifies Taylor’s Virginia hometown; Parsons describes his move into full-time golf content creation. The outcome is a win in this creator competition, with its own backyard holes and playoff rules.

DeChambeau’s official clip supplies the finish alongside the reporting. Taylor’s winning shot made the first Backyard Games champion someone other than the host.