{"id":180393,"date":"2025-06-13T06:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/180393\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T06:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:28:12","slug":"i-couldve-easily-shot-2-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/180393\/","title":{"rendered":"I could’ve easily shot 2-under"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bryson DeChambeau says he’s ‘pretty disappointed’ with his performance on day one of the <\/strong>US Open.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The reigning champion, 31, was among the high-profile golfers to struggle at Oakmont on Thursday and is now in danger of missing the cut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DeChambeau<\/a> was among the morning wave and had a decent start considering the bruising challenge the field faced.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He signed for a 3-over 73 which left him seven shots behind early pacesetter JJ Spaun, who carded a flawless 66.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Just didn’t get anything out of it,” DeChambeau told reporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I kept it 1-under through seven, through eight, hit a perfect drive on nine and this golf course can come up and get you pretty quick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You’ve just got to be on your game, and it got me, and I wasn’t fully on my game. Pretty disappointed with how I played.<\/p>\n

“It’s not too far off. [I have just] got to get the putting a little bit more dialled and I’ll be right there because 3-over could have easily been 2-under today.”<\/p>\n

DeChambeau, who was also involved in a bizarre rules incident<\/a>, came unstuck on the par-5 12th.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The American’s second shot found the back edge of the green from 287 yards but drew a horrible lie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DeChambeau said he was trying to hit a ‘semi half flop’ that ‘came out like a jumper and just shot and knuckled right’. It led to a bogey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I’m like, well, horrible decision, but life goes on,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite the start, DeChambeau believes that 3-over could still be the winning score come Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

“If it doesn’t rain on Saturday then there is probably a decent chance,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But I’m looking to shoot under par [tomorrow] and give myself a better chance going into this weekend.”<\/p>\n

JJ Spaun leads the way<\/p>\n

America’s JJ Spaun stunned the field with a bogey-free 4-under 66 on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spaun, who lost to Rory McIlroy<\/a> in a playoff at The Players in March, was the only player not to drop a shot in the morning wave.<\/p>\n

“I kind of came out here with no prior history at Oakmont, not really knowing what to expect even US Open-wise,” Spaun said.<\/p>\n

“This is only my second one. I don’t know if that freed me up in any aspect, but I just tried to kind of take what the course gave me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I hit a lot of good shots and tried to capitalise on any birdie opportunities, which aren’t very many out here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But I scrambled really well, too, which is a huge component to playing well at a US Open, let alone shoot a bogey-free round.<\/p>\n

“I’m just overly pleased with how I started the tournament.”<\/p>\n

South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence (67), South Korea’s Si Woo Kim (68) and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre (70) also started well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MacIntyre told reporters that it was the hardest course he has ever played.<\/p>\n

“Every shot was on a knife edge,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The aforementioned McIlroy endured a torrid finish to his opening round<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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