Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open winner, is fresh off a solo second at the PGA Championship and confident heading to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.
PINEHURST, N.C. — Bryson DeChambeau knows what many golf fans might be thinking, that he’s going to pull the big stick this week and mash his way around the North Carolina sandhills, similar to how he won the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
But golf’s mad scientist recognizes the challenge of this U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, that it’s all about short-game expertise on and around the domed-shape greens. “Boring golf,” he calls it.“People are going to be like, ‘What is he even talking about? he hits it far and it works to his advantage and whatnot,’” DeChambeau said. “But I think personally, for me, my chipping and putting around the greens is what is going to aid me to give myself a good chance.
But where Valhalla was, well, a Kentucky horse race with birdies galore, the season’s third major should be much more stern. Defending champion Wyndham Clark said Monday that the greens at Pinehurst No. 2 “already are borderline” in terms of speed and firmness, meaning the best players in the world will be playing defense, not firing-at-flags offense.
“There's numerous holes like 3 , I'd love to go for that green every single day, and I may go for it. I don't know, you never know with me. Certainly on the tee box if it's downwind, I'll give it a go probably … just hit a 6-iron out there, or 7. Hitting an iron out there and playing some very strategic golf is certainly something you have to do on this golf course to compete and win.
“I'll try to do my best to show the crowd some fun drives and some hopefully long made putts,” he said.John Schwarb is the Senior Editor of SI Golf. He has covered golf for the St. Petersburg Times , PGATour.com and Visit Florida; and has also written for ESPN.com, The Golfers Journal and several magazines. He lives in Indianapolis and graduated from Indiana University.
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