World goes wild for golf hulk Bryson DeChambeau after spectacular US Open finish

Bryson DeChambeau’s enormous guns came in handy at the US Open as he smashed his rivals in history-making fashion in New York.

Winners are grinners.

Bryson DeChambeau has stormed home to win the US Open, excelling in a spectacular final round that saw him finish a whopping six shots clear of his nearest rival.

Leading at the end of the third round, Matthew Wolff teed off today trying to become the youngest major champion since Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters.

The 21-year-old American fired a five-under par 65 in his third round to stand on five-under 205 after 54 holes with DeChambeau two strokes adrift.

But Wolff couldn’t hold off the golf hulk — who has become famous for stacking on at least 10kg of muscle as part of a wild body transformation in recent times to establish himself as the biggest hitter on tour.

DeChambeau was on fire on Monday (AEDT), taming the volatile Winged Foot course by shooting a three-under 67. He was the only player to finish under par for the entire tournament, ending up at six-under.

Wolff’s five-over in the final round put him at even par in the end to finish second.

“Oh my gosh. I can’t believe it,” said DeChambeau, renowned for his scientific approach to the sport. “It has been a lot of hard work.

“I just kept thinking throughout the back nine, ‘We have to keep focused. I have to execute every shot the best I can’. And that’s what I did.

“I worked my whole life for this. I wasn’t that afraid of going off line. I gained the confidence I needed for the week.

“I’m in shock right now. It’s amazing.”

The PGA’s official Twitter account lauded DeChambeau’s dominant showing as an “epic performance” while sportscaster Pete Medhurst praised the American’s “sensational golf”.

Sports writer Anand Datla called the win “monumental” while Charlie Bell said DeChambeau is “changing the game” with his scientific approach to golf and long bombs off the tee.

Australian golf commentator Luke Elvy was in awe of the “phenomenal round and performance”.

“Bryson DeChambeau has caught so much heat for how he approaches the game. He’s often ridiculed by the ‘woke’ generation & sure, he’s made his fair share of mistakes, but he lives life HIS way & keeps accumulating success. Be like Bryson kids,” Elvy tweeted.

All hail the champ.

DeChambeau hit only 23 fairways for the week but finished 72 holes on a six-under par 274 thanks to the only sub-par round at the formidable New York, layout.

DeChambeau became the first player since 1955 to win with the only sub-par score in the final round, and just the fourth ever to do it, completing a dominate performance.

Typical deep US Open rough could not stop DeChambeau, whose exercise and protein shakes delivered powerful drives while his calculations and precise readings produced solid shotmaking on a layout that crushed rivals.

South African Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open winner, was a distant third on 282, one stroke ahead of American Harris English after both fired 73 in their final rounds.

Wolff led DeChambeau by two strokes at the start but made bogey at the par-3 third. DeChambeau joined him on 4-under with a birdie at the fourth, blasting from rough to 13 feet and sinking the putt.

Wolff missed a downhill 10-foot par putt at the fifth while DeChambeau hit a seven-footer for par and took the lead alone for good, even after they both made bogeys at the eighth.

DeChambeau curled in an epic 40-foot eagle putt at the 556-yard par-5 ninth, but Wolff knocked in a 10-footer to match him and stay one back.

Wolff began the back nine with a bogey, missing a 10-foot par putt, and DeChambeau rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt at the 11th to seize a three-stroke lead. Wolff took a bogey at 14 and a double bogey at 16 while DeChambeau closed with seven pars, the last on the 18th to seal victory.

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DeChambeau sealed his win with a kiss.

GOLF STAR’S ALL-TIME BLOOPER

Terrifying footage of Winged Foot’s treacherous greens went viral before the start of the US Open, and it was enough to put chills down the spines of amateur golfers everywhere.

But the tough-to-read greens were also playing mind games with the world’s biggest stars in New York, as evidenced by this all-time blooper from Rory Sabbatini.

The Slovakian was lining up for a putt on the 15th during his final round and thought he’d outsmart the course by taking an unconventional route to the hole, only for his ball to end up further away from the pin than when he started.

“What is going on here? I don’t think I’ve ever seen this, ever,” one TV commentator said as Sabbatini faced in a completely different direction to the flag, hoping his ball would take a hard left.

“That was unbelievable,” the analyst added as he burst out laughing.

It really was as bad as it gets.

WOOF what an awful putt from Sabbatini pic.twitter.com/OZK0CkN6hu

— Duffin' Up (@DuffinUpBlog) September 20, 2020

Sabbatini’s effort was a far cry from what Zach Johnson managed to pull off in the first round at the par-3 first.

The American took a similar approach in hitting the ball well away from the hole — but with much more success, sending it past the flag before it hit reverse and found the cup.

GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, @ZachJohnsonPGA! 💥💥💥 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/zCmQJjOUHf

— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) September 17, 2020

The frightening nature of Winged Foot’s greens was too much for Danny Lee, who pulled out of the tournament after six-putting on the 18th hole.

The Kiwi suffered a meltdown at the end of his round when, after missing a putt from just four-feet, the yips completely took over.

The 30-year-old gave up after missing his second putt, not bothering to set up properly as he imploded.

This makes my stomach hurt pic.twitter.com/SMXw0mVqV0

— Chris Howell (@ChrisHHowell) September 20, 2020

With AFP