Bryson DeChambeau was left ‘baffled’ by his failure to profit from 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 in the course of the third spherical and was again inside two strokes of the lead late within the remaining day, solely to finish the week on six beneath 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 nicely,” DeChambeau admitted. “Missed a number of putts coming down the stretch and received slightly unfortunate on this nice sport of golf. It type of is what it’s.
“I am certain you heard me on the market actually baffled fairly a bit. It was a great struggle, good battle, take lots from it. It is simply burning an even bigger fireplace in my stomach.
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He later added: “I am baffled proper now. Simply felt like issues simply did not go my approach this week. Drove it very well. I drove it nearly as good as I can, as of proper now, I gave myself a great probability. I simply felt like a pair breaks went a distinct approach.”
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 disillusioned to not add to that tally in the course of the first two majors of the 12 months.
“Undoubtedly had a chance to beat Rory [McIlroy at The Masters] and undoubtedly had a chance to provide 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 executed.
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“I’ve received 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 activity to do as a result of I laid it so excessive and the ball simply type of strikes it within the air. I’ve received to determine that out.
“I’ve received some methods up my sleeve that I will be engaged on and hopefully deliver for the U.S. Open, however I’ve received 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 beneath, with Rahm an additional shot again in a share of eighth regardless of briefly sharing the lead throughout an exhilarating 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 mentioned. “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 nicely and issues weren’t occurring. I stored 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 recent wound proper now. However there’s been lots of good occurring this week and lots 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 significant that shut and have not executed it,” Rahm added. “The one instances I feel I have been within the lead in a significant on a Sunday, I have been capable of shut it out and this can be a very completely 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 all the time 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 unbelievable. Am I embarrassed slightly bit about how I completed right this moment? Yeah. However I simply have to recover from it, recover from myself.
“It is not the top of the world. It is not like I am a physician or a primary responder, the place any person if they’ve a nasty day, really dangerous issues occur. I am going to recover from it. I am going to transfer on.
“There’s much more optimistic than unfavorable to consider this week. I am actually glad I put myself in place and hopefully study 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, going down 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 activities or stream with no contract on NOW.
