Six weeks after describing his first top 10 in a major as “super-validating”, Bryson DeChambeau delivered the ultimate proof of his methods with a resounding victory in the 120th US Open.
DeChambeau carded a closing 67 to finish six under par at Winged Foot, a record winning score by two shots at a revered venue where only two players had finished in red figures in five previous US Opens.
McIlroy also bogeyed the fourth and seventh and eventually signed for a closing 75 to finish six over in a tie for eighth, a shot ahead of England’s Lee Westwood.
World number one Dustin Johnson, who came into the week with form figures of 2-1-2-1, carded a final round of 70 to climb into a tie for sixth on five over par.
