Bryson DeChambeau is in serious danger of not making the cut at a major championship this season.
The LIV Golf star has missed all three major cuts this season in embarrassing fashion. First, at The Masters, DeChambeau triple bogeyed the 18th hole from the greenside bunker to miss the weekend’s action.
At the PGA Championship DeChambeau never looked likely to make the cut despite a late charge on Friday. And at the US Open he fell apart on Friday alongside his LIV competitor Jon Rahm to miss out at Shinnecock Hills.
It could not be worse timing for DeChambeau, whose LIV contract expires at the end of this season. He now has one last chance to impress on the major stage, but Johnson Wagner doesn’t think much of his chances.
Johnson Wagner predicts Bryson DeChambeau will miss the cut at The Open
DeChambeau heads into The Open with three straight major missed cuts to his name, and there isn’t much hope for agood showing at The Open. It’s traditionally been his worst major championship.
That’s why Wagner thinks DeChambeau will complete the set for major missed cuts at Birkdale. Speaking on Golf on CBS’ YouTube channel, he said, You mentioned Bryson DeChambeau. I think he is going to be terrible at Birkdale.
“I mean, with the dunes running down the sides of pretty much both fairways, if we get any sort of heavy winds, the Open Championship is by far his worst event.
“He played pretty decent the last three rounds at Portrush last year, but that’s because we had a little bit of rain and there was no wind. The course was softer. He could throw the ball up in the air.
“He’s proven to me that he cannot flight it down. So, yeah, I’m going to look out for weather trends. Would love to see a firm and fast, sort of a hot, barren Birkdale, as opposed to what we saw when Brian Harmon won at Hoylake when it was wet and rained all week long.
“I like seeing the firm, fast conditions because I do feel like that sort of eliminates part of the field.”
Bryson DeChambeau’s Open Championship record
DeChambeau put up a strong showing at least year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush, but that really is an outlier compared to his other appearances at the event.
He had a poor Thursday, but once the wind died down for the final three days, the two-time US Open winner rallied back into the top 10.
This was DeChambeau’s second Open Championship top 10 in six appearances, which seems like a solid record. But he’s also missed the cut twice, in 2019 and 2024, and his other two appearances were a T60 finish and a T33.
DeChambeau’s inability to flight the ball down and keep it out of the wind means he plays links courses with one arm behind his back. This is what cost him at Shinnecock Hills, and it’s likely to cost him again at Birkdale.
Until he adds some artistry to his game, he’s going to be dependent on course fit to compete at majors.
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