CHARLOTTE, N.C. – That cross-country snafu that Bryson DeChambeau endured this week was worth it.
DeChambeau closed with a 3-under 68 and was tied for ninth place when he completed his round at the Wells Fargo Championship. If he remains there he will earn about $220,000, which should cover the cost of his private flight back to Charlotte early Saturday after he’d flown home to Dallas thinking he’d missed the cut.
“It was worth it. It no doubt was worth it,” said DeChambeau, who was also projected to move to No. 1 in the FedExCup race. “That's what I was hoping to do this weekend when I was on that plane at 2:45 a.