Amid Bryson DeChambeau Masters Misery, Heads Straight to US Open Site
April 16, 2025
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Bryson DeChambeau had little time to put his poor final round at the Masters Tournament behind him, as he had a date with history the next day in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) and Pinehurst Resort honored DeChambeau with a plaque next to the greenside bunker from which the LIV Golf star hit the historic wedge shot that virtually clinched the 2024 U.S. Open title. Who better to unveil the plaque than the reigning champion himself.
It was a busy day for DeChambeau at Pinehurst No. 2. There, he talked about the significance of the win and how symbolic it was to win where one of his golfing idols, Payne Stewart, won 25 years earlier (1999 US Open).
The 31-year-old also chatted with players from the Stanford University women’s golf team, who were at Pinehurst for a collegiate calendar tournament. The group included several participants in the recently completed Augusta National Women’s Amateur, including first-round leader Megha Ghane.
Finally, DeChambeau ceremoniously placed the plaque in the grass next to the famous bunker.
He then tried to replicate the shot in three attempts, and while the third was of exceptional quality, the ball did not come as close to the pin as it did in 2024.
“The greens were firmer when I played,” DeChambeau joked after his demonstration.
The two-time major champion called it “the shot of his life,” and not without reason. The situation in which it occurred was extremely tense, but DeChambeau knew how to come out of it like a true champion.
At the time, DeChambeau led the U.S. Open by one stroke. Rory McIlroy had just missed the famous two-foot putt that would have given him a tie and was waiting to see what the leader could do on the 18th.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays his third shot out of a greenside bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 16, 2024… Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays his third shot out of a greenside bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 16, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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As the round progressed, DeChambeau lost the three-stroke lead he had held the previous day and by the 13th hole was one shot behind Rory McIlroy, who led on 8-under.
But while the Northern Irishman played the last five holes in 3-over, DeChambeau was 1-over from 14 to 17 and reached the 18th tee a stroke ahead of McIlroy.
At that point, it looked like luck was not on his side. He sent his tee shot 317 yards to the left native area and then looked for the green, only to leave the ball 55 yards from the hole in the greenside bunker.
That’s when the magic happened. The Modesto, California, native took his 55th wedge and executed a shot so perfect that it left the ball three feet 11 inches from the hole. The ensuing putt was no less significant, and DeChambeau claimed his second U.S. Open title.
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