Saturday was travel day at Pinehurst No. 2, and Bryson DeChambeau traveled. A lot of travel.
The scores again remained low at the U.S. Open, but DeChambeau, in the final group of the day, used a dominant performance on the back nine of the third round to pull himself off a crowded leaderboard.
At one point, four players were vying for the lead at five under par.
After a bogey on the fourth hole, DeChambeau birdied two of the next three holes for a 1-under 34 after the first nine holes. Entering the second nine, he birdied three of the first five holes to take a four-stroke lead.
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Bryson DeChambeau reacts after making a putt on the fifth hole during the third round of the U.S. Open. (Jim Dedmon/USA Today Sports)
A double bogey on the 16th hole cut the lead to two strokes, but he quickly fought back with a birdie on the par-3 17th hole and a tap-in par on the 18th for a 3-under 67 for the round and 7-under for the tournament.
Ludvig Aberg was in strong position all weekend to face DeChambeau in the final group on Saturday, but a triple bogey on the driverable par-4 13th hole put DeChambeau five strokes behind in the lead.
Aberg was 2 under par for the tournament as of Sunday.
Bryson DeChambeau hits from the second tee box during the third round of the U.S. Open. (Katie Goodall/USA Today Sports)
Rory McIlroy (1 under for this round), Patrick Cantlay (tied) and Mathieu Pavon (1 under) are all three strokes back, while Hideki Matsuyama is tied for fifth place at 2 under with Aberg.
The lowest score of the day was from Collin Morikawa, who shot a four-under, bogey-free 66. He was seven strokes behind at even par but still had a chance to pull off a miracle. Corey Conners and Tom Kim were also at even par, while Tyrell Hatton and Tony Finau were one under.
For DeChambeau, winning his second U.S. Open is a simple strategy.
“Fairway, green, two-putt,” he said after the round.
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after making a birdie on the 14th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open, Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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He will become just the second player to win a major championship since moving to LIV Golf, joining rival Brooks Koepka, who won his fifth major championship at last year’s PGA Championship.
DeChambeau won his first and only major tournament at the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot.
