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 just as you would expect him to.