PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland \u2014 Bryson DeChambeau looked like he\u2019d played his way out of the British Open on Thursday, when he posted an opening-round 7-over 78.<\/p>\n
From there, though, he went on a tear, shooting 65 in the second round to make the cut on the number.<\/p>\n
That was followed by a third-round 68 and a final-round 64 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
It all added up to a stunning tie for 10th for DeChambeau. <\/p>\n
His total of 197 over the final 54 holes was the second-lowest ever in an Open. <\/p>\n
Only Henrik Stenson, en route to winning in 2016, bettered that with 196.<\/p>\n
Bryson DeChambeau reacts during the final round of the British Open on July 20. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a fun three days,\u201d DeChambeau said. \u201cI was really proud of the way I turned it around and gave myself actually some hope. It was a very emotional week. I came in feeling like my game was right there, and all of sudden it was not there.<\/p>\n
Bryson DeChambeau hits a shot during the final round of the British Open on July 20. Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Bryson DeChambeau acknowledges the spectators during the final round of the British Open on July 20. AP<\/p>\n
\u201cI was able to hold myself together under the pressure and fight for every shot. I\u2019m super proud of the round I played today. Just wish I could have that 78 back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harris English finished runner-up to Scottie Scheffler at 13-under, which was four shots out of the lead. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s the second time he\u2019s played bridesmaid to Scheffler in a major this year. <\/p>\n
Harris English attempts a shot during the final round of the British Open on July 20. Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
English was tied for second at the PGA Championship, which Scheffler won in May.<\/p>\n
\u201cLosing to Scottie twice in two majors, the only guy to beat me at the PGA and this week,\u2019\u2019 English said. \u201cI\u2019m playing some good golf. Just need to clean it up a little bit. One of my two goals this year were to make it to the Tour Championship and make that Ryder Cup team, and hopefully I\u2019ve moved myself a little bit closer to that, and hopefully I can get in that top six to lock up a spot.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy, of course, is bullish on Portrush because he\u2019s from Northern Ireland, but he raved about the venue.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I think Portrush has quickly turned into one of the best two or three venues that The Open goes to,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cTalk to every player this week, and they won\u2019t say one single bad thing about the golf course. Then I just think the way it sets up, from a logistical standpoint, I think the R&A have worked so well with the local government to make sure everything runs smoothly.<\/p>\n
Rory McIlroy is pictured at Royal Portrush Golf Club during the final round of the British Open on July 20. Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s only been six years since 2019. I\u2019m not sure Portrush is going to have The Open every six years \u2014 that would be nice \u2014 but I would obviously love it to keep coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland \u2014 Bryson DeChambeau looked like he\u2019d played his way out of the British Open on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[7697,15547,427,99],"class_list":["post-25484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-british-open","tag-bryson-dechambeau","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}