Bryson DeChambeau looking to snap ugly major skid at British Open

SOUTHPORT, England — There was a time, not long ago, when Bryson DeChambeau looked like he was about to take over the golf world.He won the 2024 U.S.Open, his second victory in the national open, and was at the top of his game.This year with LIV Golf, he has two wins and three third-place finishes.

And, of course, his YouTube brand is booming.But DeChambeau has appeared lost in the major championships in 2026, having missed the cut at the Masters, PGA and U.S.Open entering this week’s British Open.Another missed cut at Birkdale and he’ll be oh-fer for 2026.The good news is DeChambeau finished 10th at last year’s British Open (though he opened with a 78) after a tie for fifth at the 2025 Masters and a tie for second at the PGA.DeChambeau consistently declined interview requests last month at Shinnecock and hasn’t been quoted about his form this week.He has, however, drawn outside criticism from the likes of former multiple Open winner Nick Faldo, who told Sky Sports that DeChambeau “has zero clue of strategy,” adding, “He said it last year, I think on TV — ‘I’m going to go out there and attack the links.’ Well, I’ve never attacked a links, you thread it, don’t you?”“You don’t think: ‘I’ll just bomb it down there, can’t see where I’m going, it’s 20-yards wide.’ Oh yeah, good luck.”A fun topic of conversation among some players this week is where they keep their most prized trophies.Scottie Scheffler, the defending Open champion who’s had the Claret Jug for the past year; Aaron Rai, the reigning PGA champion; and Wyndham Clark, who won the U.S.

Open last month at Shinnecock, offered varying answers.“I have a room in my house where I keep some trophies,’’ Scheffler said.“I call it the golf room.

It has all my crap.It has some stuff I can work on my clubs with and trophies and some pictures and whatnot.”“Right now it’s a bit of a mess, to be honest with you.

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