His desperate week was already over, the wheels had come off long ago, but DeChambeau studied his birdie try from the fringe as if it was for the Wanamaker Trophy. The inquest into how another major unravelled so quickly has already begun, but nobody can accuse DeChambeau of throwing in the towel. Finishing with three birdies was testament to his powers of resilience, which were put to an excruciating test during another bewildering week.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unusual for players to start with autographs before signing their card \u2013 yet DeChambeau scribbled on everything from gloves to headcovers for nearly every one of his young fans who had waited all day to interact with him before disappearing into the scorer\u2019s hut. It was commendable stuff.<\/p>\n
When he soon emerged with his playing partners Rickie Fowler and Ludvig Aberg, TG asked DeChambeau if he had a minute for his thoughts. \u201cI don\u2019t,\u201d he smiled. \u201cI really appreciate it though. Thank you so very much.\u201d He sounded sincere, repeated the same apology to a handful of other waiting reporters by the clubhouse and jumped into his Bentley, driving off into the Philly evening.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s intriguing for a player so used to controlling his own narrative to leave another disastrous week in a major open to the interpretation of others.<\/p>\n
DeChambeau had finished inside the top-five in the past three PGA Championships but was conspicuously not one of the plethora of names up for a pre-tournament press conference. In fairness, the burly Californian did a lot of his talking last week at LIV Golf Virginia, addressing everything from going solo as a YouTube star to the uncertainty of the breakaway league and possible routes back to the PGA Tour<\/a>. Perhaps radio silence on this occasion was wise. But the questions will soon keep on coming.<\/p>\n DeChambeau is a golfer obsessed with his own stats \u2013 be it his launch angle or his YouTube engagement, he always has been. But the ones that matter in this sport\u2019s most meaningful environments have made for grisly reading for a while now. Despite that late flurry, DeChambeau finished 7-over-par, well outside the top 100 in a field of 156, 20 of whom are, of course, PGA club pros.<\/p>\n![\"Bryson](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778916133_252_bryson.jpg\")
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