The final round duel that played out at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday cemented Bryson DeChambeau's evolution while perpetuating a 10-year narrative for Rory McIlroy.
Take a look at the important stats and facts from Bryson DeChambeau's epic U.S. Open win over Rory McIlroy. Its importance was obvious, but the significance of its length went beyond the single moment. On the 18th hole, DeChambeau had driven it left into the native area. With trees in his way, all he could do was punch out into the fairway bunker, 55 yards short from the hole.But like he had done all week long, DeChambeau scrambled.
McIlroy missed two key putts late in the final round of the 124th U.S. Open, surrendering a two-stroke lead. This time, the putt was hit too softly -- it slid right and kissed the lip before rolling out. What was, at one point, a two-stroke lead for McIlroy had turned into a one-stroke deficit. From the fairway behind him, DeChambeau could hear the groans. He thought he would need a birdie to win, but now simply a par would suffice.
It's when these margins are highlighted, when players have no choice but to credit chance for looking favorably upon them, that sports can often transform from simple entertainment into an epic. That's what occurred Sunday at the U.S. Open. "Every once in a while I could hear 'Rory, Rory' chants, for what he was doing, so I knew what he did based on the roars," DeChambeau said."That was actually kind of fun because it gave me the knowledge of what I had to do."Despite the"U-S-A" chants that followed DeChambeau around, there was no protagonist or antagonist in Sunday's story, simply two compelling characters trying to will their way to victory.
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