Bryson DeChambeau fires up in disbelief, 2024 US Open in clutch, defeats Rory McIlroy

 

Bryson DeChambeau wins 2024 Open Open Sunday. second time with the best shot of his life for another memorable finish on the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2 – and another big dose of heartache for Rory McIlroy.

In a wild final hour that featured more fouls than brilliance, DeChambeau capped the best entertainment of the week by going up and down the bunker 55 yards and making a 4-foot par putt to finish with a one-over 71.

 

Payne Stewart famously made a 15-foot par putt on the final hole at Pinehurst No. 2 in the first US Open in 1999 to beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke. DeChambeau says he was inspired to go to SMU when he saw a mural of Stewart on campus.

 

Bryson DeChambeau celebrates winning the US Open golf tournament on Sunday, June 16, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

The par putt wasn’t as long or as dramatic as Stewart’s in 1999. The party had it all. DeChambeau pumped those strong arms several times as he shouted to the blue sky and turned every which way to the gallery that had cheered him all week.

McIlroy was in the score hall, devastated by another close call in a major.

This string. As much as this U.S. The Open is remembered for DeChambeau’s stunning bunker shot, with McIlroy playing a big part as he shockingly missed two short putts, the latter just 4 feet from the final hole. He finished with a 69.

He looked like a winner for so long Sunday when he rattled off four birdies in a five-hole stretch around the turn. He was the epitome of cool, the antithesis of DeChambeau’s exuberance.