A BOLD EXPERIMENT TO EXPLOIT POWER in championship golf has turned Bryson DeChambeau into a hulking, long-hitting, rough-conquering U.S. Open champion.
Today, DeChambeau shot a closing 3-under 67 on storied Winged Foot to separate himself from the field. No one else broke par in the final round. He finished at 6-under 274 for the tournament, the only player in red numbers after 72 holes on the brutal layout. DeChambeau is the first player to shoot par or better in all four rounds in six U.S. Opens played at Winged Foot dating back to 1929.
"It's just an honor," DeChambeau said about joining Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to win an NCAA championship, U.