Bryson DeChambeau bemoaned his lack of luck over the final three days at LIV Golf UK after finishing nine shots adrift of Lucas Herbert at JCB.
DeChambeau was able to gain ground on Jon Rahm at the top of the individual standings on LIV this season, with the two-time US Open champion finishing third in Staffordshire.
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Herbert had gone into the final day just three shots clear of DeChambeau. However, the Australian took the sting out of the last round by making a birdie on his first two holes on Sunday.
Bryson DeChambeau assesses his week after finishing third at LIV Golf UK
In the end, it was Tyrrell Hatton who ended up proving to be Herbert’s closest challenger. The Englishman posted a round of 63 to finish on 24 under par for the week.
It was the second time in three years that Hatton has finished second at LIV Golf UK.
DeChambeau posted his second successive round of 68 on Sunday. And while he conceded that he stood little chance of catching Herbert given the way he played, he admitted that he was extremely frustrated with how little seemed to go his way across the week.
“I felt like I played pretty good enough to at least give myself a chance. I thought I played pretty well. Nine-under, 10-under in the final round out here, I didn’t see that happening. But Tyrrell and Lucas, they’re playing in a league of their own right now. I felt like I’ve been playing pretty good, too. I beat, I guess, fourth place by four shots, and Lucas beat top five by 16 shots. I don’t think that’s ever been done in golf history. It was quite amazing,” he said.
“I wonder what the strokes gained values are from him and Tyrrell and whatnot because I definitely felt like I played better, and the breaks just didn’t go my way this past week, unfortunately.
“I played well the first round, then ever since then, I felt like I couldn’t get anything falling my way. On 15 I hit a great putt and the wind pushed it and it came up short. I’m like, okay, things just didn’t fall my way. That’s a part of golf. Congrats to Lucas and Tyrrell. They played really good. I haven’t seen that in a long time.
“I think being 21-under par for two rounds is quite a feat.”
The iconic tournament Bryson DeChambeau clearly forgot about
Herbert’s performance was absolutely outstanding. He played brilliantly for much of The Open Championship before falling away over the weekend at Royal Birkdale.
However, Bryson DeChambeau will probably be kicking himself when he realises the rather famous tournament he forgot about with his comments on the size of Herbert’s victory.
Many will suggest that the 2000 US Open saw the greatest performance in golfing history, with Tiger Woods winning by 15 shots at Pebble Beach.
Woods broke all sorts of records that week. He also finished the tournament as the only player who was under par.
Those in fifth place – Lee Westwood and Padraig Harrington – were five over par for the tournament, 17 shots adrift of Woods.
So while DeChambeau was not quite right with his assumption, there is no denying that Herbert’s display this week was seriously impressive.
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