Bryson DeChambeau has seen the mountain top and the valley, but his U.S. Open victory shows he’s at the level he most desires.
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PINEHURST,N.C.–Secondsbeforebeginninghisfinalroundofthe124thU.S.Open,BrysonDeChambeaunoddedhisheadashethumbedthroughhisphone,hisearbudsinandhisspiritshigh.
Lifewasgood.ThefirstteeatPinehurstNo.2wasoverflowingwithofficialsanddignitariesandmedia,allfixatedonhim.Thegrandstandandclubhousebalconywerepacked,shouldertoshoulder,alltheretowitnesshim.
DeChambeaulookedaroundatthebuzzyscene.“Whateverhappenstoday,”hesmiledathiscaddie,GregBodine,“it’sstillgoingtobeOK.”
ThenonchalantattitudetookBodinebysurprise.Beforelinkingupwiththepolarizingsuperstarinspring2023,BodineknewallaboutDeChambeau’squirkytendenciesandunderlyingperfectionism.Howhe’dfloathisgolfballsinEpsomsalttodeterminewhichwereoutofbalance.How’dhehireda3D-motionappoperatortocollectdatafromeachpracticeswing.How,justforfun,he’dslapleadtapeonhis3-woodtoseehowitaffectsthespin,and,at11:30p.m.,giveadissertati
