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DeChambeau joins prestigious list of U.S. Amateur, NCAA winners

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. –– He’d just given away the 18th hole of his morning session and hooked a drive deep into the trees at the 19th hole on the North Course at storied Olympia Fields. The occasional train would churn down the tracks to his left, and Bryson DeChambeau was just trying to hold it together, doing what he could to stay on the rails.

  • Bryson DeChambeau lines up his putt during the finals of the U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club.
    Bryson DeChambeau lines up his putt during the finals of the U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club.

DeChambeau seemed to be in trouble, and was reeling at the 115th U.