including one hole where he whiffed<\/a> and it was a trying day, to say the least. DeChambeau shot 78\u20147 over par\u2014and appeared headed out of Northern Ireland on Friday evening.<\/p>\n\u201cI want to go home,\u201d is what he said he was thinking on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
But he didn\u2019t. DeChambeau returned to Royal Portrush on Friday, made seven birdies, and shot 65 to make the cut with one shot to spare. It was an impressive turnaround for the two-time major champion.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI woke up this morning and I said, you know what, I can\u2019t give up,\u201d he said. \u201c My dad always told me never to give up, just got to keep going, and that\u2019s what I did today. I was proud of the way I fought back, really persevered through some emotionally difficult moments, and to hold myself together and not get pissed and slam clubs and throw things and all that like I wanted to, like I was very proud of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
DeChambeau has not fared well playing links golf, having accomplished just one top-10 finish in seven previous appearances, a tie for eighth in 2022 at St. Andrews. He missed the cut last year at Royal Troon just a few weeks after winning the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
After finally making a birdie on his 20th\u00a0hole of the tournament, he added six more including three in a row on the final nine. He overcame his only bogey at the 11th\u00a0hole and his birdie at the 17th all but solidified his place for the weekend at 143, 1 over par.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve played the same as I did yesterday,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s links golf for you. I executed pretty much the same shots as I did yesterday. I didn\u2019t feel like I played any different. Today they just kind of went more my way. My wedges were just a fraction better and that was really it. Made a couple more putts. Just really felt like I was rolling it well today. There wasn\u2019t much different. That\u2019s why links golf is the way links golf is.\u201d<\/p>\n
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