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 |
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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
R1: 35.632 36.931 72.563 —
R2: 37.287
R3: 36.791
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)
R3: Par-3 3rd (3.581)
R4: Par-4 1st (4.557)
Total: Par-3 3rd (3.411)
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