Too many ‘bad breaks’ caused Bryson DeChambeau to tumble at U.S. Open

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SAN DIEGO – Bryson DeChambeau moved into the lead at the U.S. Open with a tap-in birdie at the par-3 eighth hole. Little went his way the rest of the day.

DeChambeau bogeyed Nos. 11 and 12 and slipped twice while playing the 13th hole on his way to a title-ending double bogey-7.

“I slipped twice on 13. I mean, that was really weird. I don’t know what happened. But that’s the game,” said DeChambeau, who tumbled from a tie for first to start the back nine into a tie for 26th. “Unfortunately, had bad break after bad break happen. I played two little shots next to the green, both weird lies, both trying to get cute with them and messed up on 13.”

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Although he said he understands that bounces, both good and bad, are part of the game, the analytical side of DeChambeau seemed to struggle with the haphazard nature of the game late Sunday.

“Nobody understands, at least if you play professional golf, major championship golf. A lot of it is luck,” said DeChambeau, who closed with a 77. “I can’t tell you how many times I hit shots this week into bad lies and good lies, and they played out 50-50 this week. I caught the bad lies in the back nine today.”