In his first competitive round as a major champion, Bryson DeChambeau reminded everyone exactly why he ended up with the trophy last month at Winged Foot.
DeChambeau didn't lose a step in the two weeks since his six-shot romp at the U.S. Open, and he came out firing Thursday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Playing among the early wave, he quickly moved to the top of the leaderboard with a 9-under 62 that tied his career low round on Tour and was one shot better than his final-round 63 a year ago at TPC Summerlin.
DeChambeau missed just two greens in regulation and putted for eagle five times, reaching each of the three par-5s in two and also driving the green on the 381-yard seventh and 314-yard 15th holes.