They said he was crazy. They said it wouldn’t work. But the proof is in the pudding and Bryson DeChambeau is waking up as a major champion this morning. Welcome to the Monday Finish where we will give you a look at five things you may have missed from the major test that was the U.S. Open at Winged Foot – well, a major test for most except seemingly DeChambeau who bludgeoned his way to a six-shot win. RELATED: DeChambeau’s major moment | What’s in his bag? | Numbers to Know 1. Bryson proved his point but he’s not done. From the time DeChambeau came on to the scene, he has been an outlier. It made him an easy target for a lot of people. But the fact is, whether it be single-length irons, or using infinite data for shot selection, or now bulking up to brutally overpower golf courses, he has always done things his way. Conventional thinking is not his jam. So while his latest efforts of swinging for the fences has proven successful, he has more to achieve in this space. “I’m just excited for the future. I’m still learning, still trying to figure stuff out, still trying to tinker with different clubs and stuff like that. This is just a marker for me in my career,” he said prior to the tournament. “This is just part of the process and the journey, where I’m not necessarily worried about if I’m going to win this week or if I’m going to win next week, it’s just about how can I get better each and every week for me.” Next step? Hitting it even further, perhaps via a longer driver. “We’re working on testing a 48-inch driver after this week. We’ll see how far I can go. If it’s as consistent as what I’m doing now, there’s no reason why (I wouldn’t use one). If I was 205 mile-an-hour ball speed, I’d be using it everywhere out here. It would be even more of an asset to me. That’s the way I look at it,” he said. “There’s this point of no return where if you’re around like 180 and you try and get faster but it gets that much more drastically offline, it really doesn’t help you that much. You don’t gain that much. But once you start getting 195 to 200 to 205, even though you’re missing it that far offline, you’re so far up close to these greens, it’s too big of an advantage to take away.” Read more about his victory here. 2. The Wolff will howl one day. Matthew Wolff will be hurting this morning after letting his 54-hole lead slip but he will eventually take solace in the fact he was a runner-up in his first U.S. Open. Like DeChambeau, Wolff is a different character in the golfing world and has even been called a disruptor. He also hits it long and does so with an unconventional swing but the key to this California kid is, quite simply, he’s cool. He appeals to the new generations and shows that some of the old stereotypes around golf are not really reality these days. He will bring in new fans for years to come and he will win more than his fair share of tournaments. He’s the first player to be runner-up in his U.S. Open debut since Jason Day in 2011. Day had nine top 10s in majors before he claimed the 2015 PGA Championship and went to World No. 1. Wolff has two top 5s in his first two majors and could certainly follow a similar, or quicker, path. 3. Winged Foot did not discriminate when kicking butt. The last time the course held a U.S. Open in 2006 the winning score was 5 over. This time around DeChambeau was 6 under, but he was the only player under par. Big collapses happen here to the best of them. Justin Thomas shot 5-under 65 in Round 1 before being 11 over the rest of the way. Patrick Reed was looking like everything but a winner through two and a half rounds before shooting a back-nine 43 on Saturday. Hideki Matsuyama shot 78 on Sunday. Rory McIlroy was hampered by a Friday 76, Rickie Fowler had a 79 on Sunday. At least they all made it to the weekend. Phil Mickelson started his quest for a career Grand Slam with a 79 before missing he cut. Tiger Woods imploded on Friday to do the same. 4. Despite the carnage there were some confidence building efforts. Outside of DeChambeau and Wolff, there are a few who will take positive thoughts going forward. Xander Schauffele hates losing so he will take a while to see it but he’s once again put himself in the mix in a huge tournament. His fifth-place finish is his seventh top-10 finish from 14 major starts, five of them are top 5s. It seems not a matter of if but when for the X-man. It was a decent week for Harris English as well who had to deal with a lost ball on the opening hole on Sunday, something that would not have likely happened had the event had fans. A year prior he was playing on conditional status on the PGA TOUR. Now he’s seemingly back to his best. And we can’t let this section go without a shout out to Will Zalatoris who after a record 11 straight top-20s on the Korn Ferry Tour, including a win, finished in a tie for sixth at Winged Foot. It’s odds on he will be a permanent part of the PGA TOUR soon. 5. The distance debate will rage on. DeChambeau’s body transformation and chase for distance has of course reopened the now long running debate on distance, or reigning in said distance, so as not to lose the essence of the sport the way it was originally designed. DeChambeau had the highest driving-distance average, and the lowest driving-accuracy percentage, ever recorded by a U.S. Open champion (since hole-by-hole data became available starting in 1983). The interesting thing here is though prior to DeChambeau’s efforts the debate was spent mainly on technology in clubs and balls. There is no argument however that DeChambeau transformed his body to get to this point. Combining power and accuracy would bring an advantage to anyone, even in a reined in world. Former TOUR winner now Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee announced the future is now here. “The future just happened. This beefed-up, bulked-up Bryson just changed the game…there’s been some seismic championships that have happened in this game … I would argue that this one will eventually change the game either in the way it’s played – I think both actually – or perhaps in the equipment that it’s played with because the golf world’s abuzz with is this good or is this bad? It can’t decide. But what is, I think, amazing, is to see the transformation that he’s made, the risks that he took. He risked it all to have it all,” Chamblee said. “There’s a definitive before and after with Bryson. We saw what he was and he is unrecognizable in body and in technique to the player that he was. If you’re not paying attention to this and you’re in professional golf, you’re going to get left behind…it is one of the most amazing things that I have ever seen in the game … If you’re not an early adopter to this, you’re missing out. This is as seismic as the metal wood was in the transformation from wood to metal.” Justin Leonard, a 12-time TOUR winner and major champion, believes the effects will be both immediate and long term. “This week was a showdown between the modern golfer and a classic course that has been modernized. This U.S. Open is proof that all of the metrics about getting it down there as far as you can … there was doubt, including from myself, that this would work in a major championship … this week proved, at least in my mind, that if there was any doubt it should be erased,” he said. “I think it will affect how every player in the field looks at a golf course. They may not be willing to go through the transformation, take the risk that Bryson did, to completely change everything … but I think they are taking notice of club choices off of tees, of ‘I need to be a better player out of the rough’ … it will be fascinating to see the players that do change…if you’re not taking notice of this and you’re playing on the PGA TOUR, you’re really putting yourself behind the 8-ball.” If there is a big shift and bulk becomes the new norm in golf it will be interesting to see the longevity of a players career. The days of the 30-year career may shift towards 15-20 years. Tiger Woods used to go at the ball hard and now is four back surgeries deep. Jason Day has also been a player to go at the ball and he has back issues in his 30s. One thing is for sure, there are interesting times ahead. TOUR TOP 10 The new FedExCup season has a new leader after our second week with Bryson DeChambeau’s win earning 600 points and sending him straight to the top. Last week’s winner Stewart Cink was not in the U.S. Open field so he had no chance to keep top spot, but he can try to wrestle it back the next time he tees it up. The regular season top 10 will receive bonuses for their efforts. This Week/Last Week/Name/Points 1/-/Bryson DeChambeau/600 2/1/Stewart Cink/500 3/-/Matthew Wolff/330 4/2/Harry Higgs/300 5/-/Louis Oosthuizen/210 6/-/Harris English/150 7/3/Doc Redman/134 7/3/Chez Reavie/134 7/3/Kevin Streelman/134 7/3/Brian Stuard/134
Monday Finish: Five things from the U.S. Open
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Final Round 2 Balls – Ghim / Kim v Reavie / Snedeker | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Doug Ghim / Chan Kim | -200 |
Chez Reavie / Brandt Snedeker | +165 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Stevens / Barjon v Wu / Nicholas | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | -125 |
Brandon Wu / James Nicholas | +105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Norrman / Campillo v Lashley / Campos | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nate Lashley / Rafael Campos | -110 |
Vincent Norrman / Jorge Campillo | -110 |
Mitsubishi Electric Classic | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Broadhurst | +250 |
Steven Alker | +350 |
Stephen Ames | +400 |
K J Choi | +1000 |
John Senden | +1600 |
Doug Barron | +1800 |
Shane Bertsch | +1800 |
Kevin Sutherland | +2000 |
Lee Janzen | +2000 |
Y E Yang | +2200 |
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Final Round Six Shooter – Cantlay-Schauffele / McIlroy-Lowry / Morikawa-Kitayama / Taylor-Hadwin / Conners-Pendrith / Fitzpatrick/Fitzpatrick | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | +250 |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | +325 |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | +425 |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | +550 |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | +600 |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | +600 |
Final Round Match-Up – Cantlay / Schauffele v McIlroy / Lowry | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -125 |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | +105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Cantlay / Schauffele v Hardy / Riley | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -260 |
Nick Hardy / Davis Riley | +210 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Higgo / Fox v Sigg / Hadley | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Garrick Higgo / Ryan Fox | -120 |
Greyson Sigg / Chesson Hadley | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – McIlroy / Lowry v Garnett / Straka | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | -210 |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | +175 |
Final Round Match-Up – Garnett / Straka v Thompson / Novak | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -120 |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – Ramey / Trainer v Kraft / Tway | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chad Ramey / Martin Trainer | -115 |
Kelly Kraft / Kevin Tway | -105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Garnett / Straka v Ramey / Trainer | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -175 |
Chad Ramey / Martin Trainer | +145 |
Final Round Match-Up – Morikawa / Kitayama v Conners / Pendrith | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -140 |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | +115 |
Final Round Match-Up – Morikawa / Kitayama v Fitzpatrick / Fitzpatrick | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -150 |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | +125 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Morikawa / Kitayama v Kraft / Tway | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -250 |
Kelly Kraft / Kevin Tway | +200 |
Final Round Six Shooter – Mitchell-Dahmen / Detry-MacIntyre / Lee-Kim / Yu-Pan / Rai-Lipsky / List-Norlander | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | +375 |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | +400 |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | +400 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +450 |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | +450 |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | +475 |
Final Round Match-Up – Phillips / Bridgeman v Rai / Lipsky | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chandler Phillips / Jacob Bridgeman | -120 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Thompson / Novak v Rai / Lipsky | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | -120 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – Kohles / Kizzire v Taylor / O’Hair | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | -125 |
Ben Taylor / Sean O’Hair | +105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Fitzpatrick / Fitzpatrick v Taylor / O’Hair | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | -230 |
Ben Taylor / Sean O’Hair | +190 |
Final Round 3-Balls – M. Tiziani / T. Bjorn / R. Goosen | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Bjorn | +130 |
Retief Goosen | +135 |
Mario Tiziani | +320 |
Final Round Match-Up – Eckroat / Gotterup v Wallace / Olesen | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat / Chris Gotterup | -130 |
Matt Wallace / Thorbjorn Olesen | +110 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Wallace / Olesen v Wu / Lower | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Dylan Wu / Justin Lower | -110 |
Matt Wallace / Thorbjorn Olesen | -110 |
Final Round 3-Balls – G. Sauers / D. Toms / R. Green | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Toms | -120 |
Richard Green | +175 |
Gene Sauers | +425 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Eckroat / Gotterup v Phillips / Bridgeman | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat / Chris Gotterup | -125 |
Chandler Phillips / Jacob Bridgeman | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – S. Allan / K. Sutherland / M.A. Jimenez | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +110 |
Kevin Sutherland | +190 |
Steve Allan | +260 |
Final Round Match-Up – Conners / Pendrith v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -185 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +150 |
Final Round Match-Up – Mitchell / Dahmen v Detry / MacIntyre | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | -110 |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -110 |
Final Round Match-Up – Conners / Pendrith v Taylor / Hadwin | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -110 |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | -110 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Conners / Pendrith v Mitchell / Dahmen | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -125 |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – D. Barron / S. Bertsch / Y.E. Yang | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ye Yang | +100 |
Doug Barron | +175 |
Shane Bertsch | +330 |
Final Round Match-Up – Meissner / Smotherman v Hall / Piercy | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -140 |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | +115 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Kohles / Kizzire v Hall / Piercy | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | -125 |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – K.J. Choi / L. Janzen / J. Senden | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
K.J. Choi | -140 |
Lee Janzen | +210 |
John Senden | +425 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Meissner / Smotherman v Hoffman / Watney | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -145 |
Charley Hoffman / Nick Watney | +120 |
Final Round 3-Balls – P. Broadhurst / S. Ames / S. Alker | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | +105 |
Stephen Ames | +180 |
Paul Broadhurst | +300 |
Final Round Match-Up – Tarren / Skinns v Malnati / Knox | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Callum Tarren / David Skinns | -120 |
Peter Malnati / Russell Knox | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Johnson / Palmer v Malnati / Knox | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Zach Johnson / Ryan Palmer | -120 |
Peter Malnati / Russell Knox | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Detry / MacIntyre v Tarren / Skinns | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -145 |
Callum Tarren / David Skinns | +120 |
Final Round Match-Up – Yu / Pan v Echavarria / Greyserman | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | -120 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Taylor / Hadwin v Echavarria / Greyserman | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | -165 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | +135 |
Final Round Match-Up – Lee / Kim v List / Norlander | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | -120 |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Lee / Kim v Yu / Pan | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | -120 |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – Brehm / Hubbard v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | -140 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +115 |
Final Round 2 Balls – McIlroy / Lowry v Brehm / Hubbard | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | -270 |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | +220 |
Final Round 2 Balls – List / Norlander v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | -150 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +125 |
JM Eagle LA Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | +275 |
Grace Kim | +550 |
Maja Stark | +550 |
Jin Hee Im | +700 |
Nasa Hataoka | +700 |
Esther Henseleit | +750 |
Haeran Ryu | +1600 |
Jennifer Kupcho | +2500 |
Ayaka Furue | +3500 |
Ally Ewing | +5000 |
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Final Round 2 Balls – E. Pedersen v N. Guseva | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Emily Pedersen | -140 |
Nataliya Guseva | +155 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Ewing v K. Davidson | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ally Ewing | -150 |
Karis Davidson | +165 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Furue v H. Ryu | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ayaka Furue | -125 |
Haeran Ryu | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – J. Kupcho v W.L Hsu | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jennifer Kupcho | +105 |
Wei Ling Hsu | +105 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – N. Hataoka v M. Stark | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nasa Hataoka | -125 |
Maja Stark | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – J. Im v E. Henseleit | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jin Hee Im | -105 |
Esther Henseleit | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – H. Green v G. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | -135 |
Grace Kim | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
Win Any Remaining Signature Event | -200 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +10000 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +250000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |