is now a two-time champion, clinching the title at four years after he did so at Winged Foot in New York. He did not have his best stuff on Sunday, but he found a way to get the job done, thanks partly to , who made three bogies over his final four holes to lose by one. With his win, DeChambeau enters rare territory, joining Bobby Jones, , and as the only players to have ever won a U.
S. Amateur and multiple U.S.
Open titles—pretty good company to join. On the flip side, McIlroy’s major drought continues, as his downfall on Sunday was perhaps the most heartbreaking moment of his illustrious career. Here are five takeaways from the sandhills of North Carolina: The 124th U.
S. Open will go down in the history books as one of the best ever. We had two of the best players in the world—Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy—duking it out on a challenging golf course on the back nine, leaving everyone on the edge of their seats.
You can not ask for anything more at a major championship. Every shot was a must-watch, from DeChambeau’s third shot on the 10th all the way to his heroic sand save on the 18th hole. Rory McIlroy produced magical moments, too, until his putter went ice cold on the 16th and 18th holes, which shocked the world and left everyone in disbelief.
But this is a tournament people will remember for a long time. In the post-round press conference, said to DeChambeau, “It doesn’t feel like too much hyperbole to feel like this is one of the great U.S.
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