Bryson DeChambeau was left ‘baffled’ by his failure to take advantage of main competition on the PGA Championship, as Jon Rahm admitted his final-round collapse was a “robust capsule to swallow”.
DeChambeau completed runner-up for the second successive 12 months, with a one-under 70 leaving him 5 strokes behind Scottie Scheffler and in tied-second alongside Harris English and Davis Riley.
The 2-time US Open champion briefly led throughout the third spherical and was again inside two strokes of the lead late within the remaining day, solely to finish the week on six underneath as Scheffler closed out a 3rd main victory.
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“I felt like I had the sport to win this week and the golf course suited me fairly effectively,” DeChambeau admitted. “Missed just a few putts coming down the stretch and acquired slightly unfortunate on this nice recreation of golf. It type of is what it’s.
“I am positive you heard me on the market actually baffled fairly a bit. It was a superb struggle, good battle, take so much from it. It is simply burning an even bigger hearth in my stomach.
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He later added: “I am baffled proper now. Simply felt like issues simply did not go my means this week. Drove it rather well. I drove it pretty much as good as I can, as of proper now, I gave myself a superb probability. I simply felt like a pair breaks went a distinct means.”
DeChambeau now has top-six finishes in 5 of the final six majors, together with final 12 months’s dramatic one-shot win over Rory McIlroy on the US Open, though was left dissatisfied to not add to that tally throughout the first two majors of the 12 months.
“Positively had a chance to beat Rory [McIlroy at The Masters] and undoubtedly had a chance to offer Scottie [Scheffler] a run this week,” DeChambeau added. “I used to be main after 16 holes on the third spherical, however man, I simply did not get it completed.
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“I’ve acquired to discover ways to be slightly extra exact with the wind, not let the wind have an effect on the ball as a lot. It is a robust process to do as a result of I laid it so excessive and the ball simply type of strikes it within the air. I’ve acquired to determine that out.
“I’ve acquired some tips up my sleeve that I will be engaged on and hopefully carry for the U.S. Open, however I’ve acquired to get some tools right here quickly.”
Bryson DeChambeau additionally completed runner-up to Xander Schauffele on the 2024 PGA Championship
Rahm: Late main collapse ‘robust capsule to swallow’
Taylor Pendrith, Jhonattan Vegas and JT Poston ended the week in tied-fifth on 5 underneath, with Rahm an extra shot again in a share of eighth regardless of briefly sharing the lead throughout an exciting Sunday.
Rahm made three birdies in a four-hole stretch from the eighth however missed birdie possibilities over the 14th and fifteenth, earlier than dropping 5 strokes over the ultimate three holes to overlook out on a 3rd main victory.
Jon Rahm endured a roller-coaster remaining day on the PGA Championship, the place he charged into the lead earlier than a late collapse ended hopes of main victory
“It was actually shut,” Rahm stated. “God, it has been some time since I had that a lot enjoyable on a golf course, 15 holes. Even the primary seven of the day the place I used to be swinging effectively and issues weren’t occurring. I saved myself in it, made the pars that I wanted, and performed actually good golf from the eighth to the fifteenth.
“The final three holes, it is a robust capsule to swallow proper now. Numerous positives to take from this week. Fairly contemporary wound proper now. However there’s been plenty of good occurring this week and plenty of optimistic emotions to take for the remainder of the 12 months.”
Jon Rahm’s bid to win the PGA Championship was derailed on the ultimate three holes at Quail Hole, the place he made a bogey and two double-bogeys on the ‘Inexperienced Mile’.
Rahm had overturned 54-hole deficits to win his earlier two titles, the 2021 US Open and the 2023 Masters, whereas the previous world No 1 was trying to develop into the primary Spanish winner of the PGA Championship and full the third leg of the profession Grand Slam.
“I feel it is the primary time I have been in place to win a serious that shut and have not completed it,” Rahm added. “The one instances I feel I have been within the lead in a serious on a Sunday, I have been in a position to shut it out and this can be a very totally different state of affairs.
Jon Rahm made three fast birdies from the eighth gap at Quail Hole to fireplace himself into competition on the PGA Championship
I at all times like to return slightly bit on one thing that Charles Barkley likes to remind basketball gamers on a regular basis. Like, I play golf for a residing. It is unimaginable. Am I embarrassed slightly bit about how I completed in the present day? Yeah. However I simply must recover from it, recover from myself.
“It isn’t the tip of the world. It isn’t like I am a health care provider or a primary responder, the place someone if they’ve a nasty day, really dangerous issues occur. I will recover from it. I will transfer on.
“There’s much more optimistic than destructive to consider this week. I am actually comfortable I put myself in place and hopefully be taught from this and provides it one other go within the US Open.”
What’s subsequent?
DeChambeau and Rahm will each be again in motion on the LIV Golf League at their subsequent occasion in Virginia, happening on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership from June 6-8, earlier than chasing main glory on the US Open the next week. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW.
