Words can barely describe the scenes that performed out down the stretch at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday.
But ultimately, Bryson DeChambeau emerged victorious, successful his second U.S. Open title in 4 years. He shot a 1-over 71 on Sunday, needing each single stroke to outlast Rory McIlroy by one.
It all got here all the way down to the 18th gap, the place McIlroy, within the group forward of DeChambeau, missed a 3-foot-9-inch par putt to drop all the way down to 5-under for the championship. Had that putt dropped, McIlroy seemingly would have pressured a playoff with DeChambeau, who stood within the fairway at 6-under.
DeChambeau made a superb par save to grab the title. His drive went approach left off the tee and settled on a root underneath a tree. He then scuttled his second shot up and into the bunker 50 yards wanting the inexperienced, drastically diminishing his possibilities of saving par.
Yet, he obtained the job achieved. DeChambeau hit a wonderful third shot from the sand, because it stopped 4 toes away from the cup. He referred to as it the best shot of his life through the ceremony afterward.
DeChambeau then went on to roll it in for par, a lot unlike McIlroy minutes before.
Meanwhile, this loss will damage McIlroy for years to come back. He had a terrific likelihood to grab his first main in a decade and held a two-shot lead at one level on the again 9. But his putter went utterly chilly over the ultimate three holes. He missed a 2-foot-6-inch putt on the sixteenth gap, which not solely horrified everybody watching but additionally put him in a tie with DeChambeau at 6-under. McIlroy additionally made a bogey on the par-3 fifteenth after air-mailing the inexperienced.
Then his misstep at 18 occurred, giving DeChambeau the chance to make par and win the U.S. Open.
Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be positive to take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You can comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko as effectively.
