Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after a birdie on the 18th hole during the third round at the Masters golf tournament, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ...

DeChambeau had the honor on the 3rd tee, and opted to lay-up with an iron to give himself a full shot onto the green on the 350-yard par 4. McIlroy hit driver within chipping range of the green.

It all fell apart. After back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12, DeChambeau needed to bounce back at the par 5 No. 13, but the hole would prove calamitous for the burly golfer.

"I mean, as a professional, you just know to hit it in the middle of the green. I can't believe he went for it or must have just flared it. But I've hit bad shots in my career, too, and it happens.

Bryson DeChambeau would not have wanted it any differently as he scratched and clawed his way to a second U.S. Open title sealing his one-stroke victory over a charging Rory McIlroy with a ...

When DeChambeau made that fan's day on the home hole, he had just put the finishing touches on a five-birdie 68 to move to seven under for the tournament, one back of clubhouse leader Justin Rose.