Bryson DeChambeau capitalised on a late collapse from Rory McIlroy to win the US Open for a second time with a dramatic one-shot victory at Pinehurst No 2.
DeChambeau took a three-shot lead into the ultimate however day discovered himself two behind when McIlroy – taking part in within the penultimate group – made 4 birdies in a five-hole stretch across the flip to spice up his hopes of an elusive fifth main victory.
McIlroy remained one forward till he adopted back-to-back bogeys from the fifteenth with one other on the par-four final, lacking two putts from inside 4 ft over that closing stretch, as DeChambeau produced a sensational up and down on the final to safe his second main title.
DeChambeau carded a final-round 71 to complete on six below and a shot away from McIlroy, who stays with out a main win since his 2014 PGA Championship success, with Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay ending an additional shot again in third of Matthieu Pavon.
How DeChambeau edged McIlroy in main thriller
McIlroy – taking part in within the penultimate group alongside Cantlay – bought off to the dream begin when he rolled in from 20 ft on the first, then discovered himself inside one of many lead after DeChambeau failed to avoid wasting par from the again of the inexperienced on the fourth.
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McIlroy made a birdie on the primary gap to shut the hole on chief DeChambeau to simply two photographs
A horrible break for McIlroy on the par-five fifth noticed his glorious method run off a sloping inexperienced, with the Northern Irishman then chipping right into a bunker from a poor lie on his solution to a bogey that moved DeChambeau two clear.
McIlroy missed the inexperienced 4 instances in 5 holes however continued to scramble for pars to remain in contact with DeChambeau, who produced an unbelievable up and down on the eighth and holed from 15 ft to stay on six below.
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McIlroy made bogey after luck went towards him on the fifth gap within the last spherical of the US Open
The lead was lower to at least one when McIlroy rolled in from 15 ft to birdie the ninth, with the 2011 US Open champion then draining a 25-footer on the par-five subsequent to seize a share of the lead for the primary time.
DeChambeau briefly edged again forward when he additionally birdied the tenth and did properly to avoid wasting par on the subsequent after discovering a greenside bunker along with his method, solely to see McIlroy pull again degree with one other long-range birdie on the twelfth.
A two-shot swing noticed McIlroy convert from 5 ft to choose up a shot on the driveable thirteenth, having taken a beneficial bounce off a grandstand off the tee, as DeChambeau bogeyed the earlier gap after an errant drive left him pitching out.
DeChambeau responded to make a two-putt birdie on the thirteenth to get inside one on seven below, which was sufficient for a share of the lead when McIlroy missed the inexperienced off the fifteenth tee and carded a sixth bogey of the week on a par-three.
McIlroy completed runner-up on the US Open for a second successive yr
Nerves grew to become clear from each gamers over the closing stretch, with DeChambeau three-putting from 25 ft on the fifteenth to fall one behind after which McIlroy inexplicably lacking from two and a half ft to avoid wasting par on the sixteenth.
McIlroy responded to stand up and down from the sand on the seventeenth however gifted DeChambeau the lead on the final, the place he failed to seek out the inexperienced in two and missed a putt to avoid wasting par from inside 4 ft, falling him again to 5 below.
DeChambeau pulled his tee shot into the native space and missed the inexperienced along with his second, solely to supply a exceptional 55-yard pitch from the sand to 4 ft and convert the putt to finish a exceptional main Sunday.
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DeChambeau wins his second US Open at Pinehurst No 2 with a last spherical one-over-par 71
“I felt like I was hitting the driver the way I wanted today,” DeChambeau mentioned within the trophy presentation. “I just kept staying the course focussed on trying as many fairways as I could even though I didn’t but I got myself out of trouble really well but I can’t believe that up and down, it was probably the best shot of my life.
“I used to be simply attempting to land it just about the place I landed it. I knew that was enormous to stand up and right down to win this enormous prestigious championship. It is the spotlight of my life.”
What’s next?
McIlroy is due to be back in action at the Travelers Championship, the latest of the PGA Tour’s Signature Events, with early coverage live on Thursday from 12.30pm via the red button and 5pm on Sky Sports Golf.
The final men’s major of the year is The Open, taking place at Royal Troon from July 18-21, where DeChambeau will again be among the pre-tournament favourites. Stream the PGA Tour, majors and extra with NOW.
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