Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open this summer with a stunning golf shot after going up and down from the 18th bunker at Pinehurst No. 2. But he knows he had help.
McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes and missed two putts, both within 3 feet. DeChambeau made a legendary bunker save to gain the upper hand and win his second U.S. Open title.
The two golfers will appear on Tuesday's “LIV vs. PGA” edition of “The Match,” pitting adversaries DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka against McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.
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LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau watches the showdown between McIlroy and Scheffler vs. DeChambeau and Koepka on December 16, 2024 at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images, The Showdown)
McIlroy and DeChambeau struck side-by-side on the practice field earlier this week, with McIlroy admitting, “I want to play against Bryson and take back what he did to me at the U.S. Open.”
But DeChambeau wasn't going to let it slide that easily.
“Well, to be fair, you kind of did it to yourself,” DeChambeau shot back.
McIlroy cracked his jaw as the crowd erupted in laughter.
In an interview with Fox News Digital over the summer, DeChambeau had to admit that he thought about that day at Pinehurst “every day.”
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina on June 16, 2024. (Gregory Shams/Getty Images)
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“The bunker shot is great, but there are a few shots I hit that week. I hit it over the green twice at the back of No. 8, and it was up and down twice. I won the tournament because of that.” DeChambeau told Fox News Digital in August. “Without ups and downs, you might not win the tournament. Really, this was the culmination of the whole week and how things went that led to such a memorable week. ”
“I don't want to lose the championship over something like that. I want to see someone make a putt and do something crazy and cool. But all I can say is that there was a fight between us. It was definitely LIV vs. PGA,” DeChambeau added.
Had DeChambeau not sunk the par putt on No. 18, DeChambeau and McIlroy would have faced off in the first combined playoff match in U.S. Open history.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States celebrates his winning putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 2024 U.S. Open Championship on the second course at Pinehurst Resort on June 16, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (David Cannon/Getty Images)
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Well, maybe McIlroy can get some revenge this week at Shadow Creek.
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