Bryson DeChambeau, now a captain in the LIV Golf League, had a brutal round at the PGA Championship. The final event was held at Quail Hollow Club on Saturday. He was still in control as he stepped onto the 16th tee with the lead. Sadly, his performance evaporated, and he fell from first to sixth in the standings.
DeChambeau started the day in the perfect way, clearly hitting his stride as he approached the turning 16th hole. With precision, he hit a high and soft 9-iron pitch, landing on the fringe of the green at 142 yards. By chipping out sideways, on the following hole he left himself a good look from about six feet for par. His bid went over the edge too far, and he ended up taking a double-bogey 5 on that hole.
Even with the trip back to the parking lot, DeChambeau overcame that misstep to sign for a 2-under 69. There was some redemption for the rookie as he finished his day on a positive high with a par on the 18th hole. After 54 holes, he sat T8 at 5-under. At the time he was six strokes behind world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler.
Despite all the highlights, consistency off the tee was an issue for DeChambeau all day, as he hit just five of 14 fairways. Hangus was more precise with his approach game, hitting 12 of 18 greens in regulation.
Looking back on his effort, DeChambeau admitted it was tough going. “All I can do is control what I can control, and if I go out and shoot 6-, 7-under, that’s what I’m focused on doing,” he stated. He dramatically promised a comeback in the last round. With a sense of being “behind the 8-ball now,” he said it was important to “get my guns a-blazing tomorrow.”
DeChambeau’s rollercoaster ride at the championship is a valuable lesson in golf’s unpredictability. He encapsulated this sentiment with a light-hearted remark: “That’s why golf is the worst four-letter word in the world.”
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