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PINEHURST, N.C. -- Bryson DeChambeau is trying to do it all.

As he walks down the sand-framed fairways at Pinehurst No. 2 on a warm Monday afternoon ahead of the U.S. Open, a casual practice round of nine holes is showing glimpses of how much the 30-year-old is trying to hold on to some parts of who he has been while embracing who he is now -- and thinking about who he wants to be.

On this particular day, the balancing act looks like this: DeChambeau is hitting his custom-made 3D-printed 6-iron off the tee on a 410-yard par-4 just as well as he is hitting it on a 243-yard par-3. What appears to be a display of restraint on one hole is a showcase of aggression…