Sport | Golf Bryson DeChambeau won his second US Open title after a thrilling final-round at Pinehurst, as Rory McIlroy ’s bid to end a decade-long major drought collapsed in devastating fashion. After rolling in a birdie putt at the 13th hole, McIlroy sat at eight under and two shots clear of DeChambeau, a first major victory since 2014 increasingly coming into view with five holes to play. But a missed putt from a couple of feet on the 16th surrendered the initiative and another from four feet on the final hole left him on five under, those two bogeys ensuring DeChambeau needed just a closing par to secure a one-shot victory.
McIlroy trudged to the clubhouse, hopes of victory or even a play-off slipping away, but DeChambeau’s name was not yet on the trophy, as his pulled tee shot into the pine needles ensured plenty of work was still required. With a branch above him and a tree root by his ball, the American could only hack a second into a bunker, 55 yards short of the pin. A stunning third left him with almost an identical distance to McIlroy.
DeChambeau did not miss. "I can't believe that up and down on the last, that was probably the best shot of my life,” DeChambeau said. It is a second major success for the 30-year-old, four years on from his victory at Winged Foot, and his first since making the move to LIV Golf in 2022.
Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay finished a shot further back in third, with Frenchman Matthieu Pavon earning a top-five finish. PGA Championship.
