US Open: All the facts & figures from Bryson’s bruising win

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Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after holing his final putt at Winged Foot (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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On a golf course where nobody was expected to break par in Winged Foot, one man stood head and shoulders about the rest – American Bryson DeChambeau.

His six-shot win will validate his so-called bomb and gouge method of overpowering a golf course and his six-under par total and ease at which he collected a first Major title will no doubt make the world of golf stand up and take notice. Here’s what his victory means:

Final Leaderboard

Bryson DeChambeau         69-68-70-67—274 (-6)

Matthew Wolff                  66-74-65-75—280 (E)

Louis Oosthuizen               67-74-68-73—282 (+2)

Harris English                     68-70-72-73—283 (+3)

Things to Know

  • Bryson DeChambeau wins his first major championship in 16th attempt, defeating Matthew Wolff by six strokes
  • DeChambeau becomes the 12th player to win the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open
  • Players to win U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, NCAA Championship: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Bryson DeChambeau
  • DeChambeau’s 67 was the only under-par score in the final round and 7.902 strokes better than the field average
  • Matthew Wolff career major championship appearances: T4/2020 PGA Championship, 2nd/2020 U.S. Open

Bryson DeChambeau (Winner/-6)

With the win

 

Age 27 years, 4 days
FedExCup No. 1
OWGR No. 5
Starts at U.S. Open 6
Wins at U.S. Open 1
Top-10s at U.S. Open 1
Major championship starts 16
Major championship wins 1
PGA TOUR starts 111
PGA TOUR wins 7

 

  • Wins his first major championship in his 16th career start in a major and sixth at the U.S. Open
  • 12th player to win the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open; first since Tiger Woods
Player U.S. Amateur win(s) U.S. Open win(s)
Bryson DeChambeau 2015 2020
Tiger Woods 1994, 1995, 1996 2000, 2002, 2008
Jerry Pate 1974 1976
Jack Nicklaus 1959, 1961 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980
Gene Littler 1953 1961
Arnold Palmer 1954 1960
Lawson Little 1934, 1935 1940
John Goodman 1937 1933
Bobby Jones 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930
Chick Evans 1916, 1920 1916
Jerome Travers 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913 1915
Francis Ouimet 1914, 1931 1913

 

  • Third player to win the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur and individual title at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, joining Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods
  • Fourth consecutive major championship winner to earn his major victory (Gary Woodland/2019 U.S. Open, Shane Lowry/2019 Open Championship, Collin Morikawa/2020 PGA Championship, DeChambeau/2020 U.S. Open)
  • PGA TOUR wins: 2017 John Deere Classic, 2018 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, 2018 THE NORTHERN TRUST, 2018 Dell Technologies Championship, 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic, 2020 U.S. Open
  • Second consecutive PGA TOUR winner to earn seventh victory on TOUR (last week: Stewart Cink/Safeway Open)
  • Wins in his first start of the season for the second time in his career (first: 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to begin 2018-19 season)
  • Second U.S. Open winner in the last three years to enter the week No. 9 in the Official World Golf Ranking (first: Brooks Koepka/2018)
  • First major champion that played collegiately at Southern Methodist University since Payne Stewart at the 1999 U.S. Open
  • Only player in the field to finish under par

Additional Notes

  • Career major championship appearances for Matthew Wolff: T4/2020 PGA Championship, 2nd/2020 U.S. Open
  • Fourth top-10 in 11 U.S. Open starts for Louis Oosthuizen (T9/2011, T2/2015, T7/2019, 3rd/2020)
  • Harris English (4th) earned his first career top-10 in a major championship
  • Xander Schauffele has finished T6 or better in all four of his starts at the U.S. Open: T5/2017, T6/2018, T3/2019, 5th/2020
  • Korn Ferry Tour points leader Will Zalatoris finished tied for sixth with World No. 1 and reigning FedExCup champion Dustin Johnson
  • Low amateur: John Pak (T51), a senior at Arizona State University

Bogey-free rounds

R1 (0): None

R2 (0): None

R3 (0): None

R4 (0): None

Scoring averages

Front 9                 Back 9                  Total                    Cumulative

R1:         35.632                  36.931                  72.563                  —

R2:         37.287                  37.965                  75.252                  73.902

R3:         36.791                  36.838                  73.629                  73.865

R4:         37.180                  37.721                  74.902                 74.010

Toughest hole                                  Easiest hole

R1:         Par-3 3rd, Par-4 16th (+0.340)            Par-5 9th (4.639)

R2:         Par-4 2nd (4.604)                               Par-5 9th (4.573)

R3:         Par-3 3rd (3.581)                                Par-5 9th (4.613)

R4:         Par-4 1st (4.557)                                Par-5 9th (4.508)

Total:     Par-3 3rd (3.411)                                Par-5 9th (4.593)

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