Bryson DeChambeau pulled off a clutch par save on the 72nd hole with a spectacular 50-yard bunker shot to secure the U.S. Open title. It’s the kind of shot that defines championships – one that required perfect touch and nerves of steel with everything on the line.
DeChambeau finished just one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy, who stumbled down the stretch with bogeys on three of his final four holes. What looked like McIlroy’s chance to end his decade-long major drought slipped away as DeChambeau’s steady play earned him his second U.S. Open trophy.
Here’s how the leaderboard shook out for those who survived the cut at Pinehurst No. 2, where the course’s famous crowned greens and natural sandy areas created a true championship test:
