Bryson DeChambeau improved his score by 13 strokes and shot one of the low rounds of the day — a 6-under 65 — to jump back up to 1 over and be near the projected cut line.
Ireland — Late Thursday evening, as he walked behind the 18th hole grandstands and away from Royal Portrush, a frustrated Bryson DeChambeau just wanted to leave the Open Championship and go home.
With what appeared to be a missed cut looming Friday in what historically has been DeChambeau’s worst major, the two-time U.S. Open champion decided to resist the urge to pack things up and look ahead to the majors of 2026.
« I woke up this morning, and I said, ‘You know what? I can’t give up' », DeChambeau said. « I was proud of the way I fought back. »
After a first-round 78 in which he failed to make a single birdie, DeChambeau improved his score by 13 strokes and shot one of the low rounds of the day — a 6-under 65 — to jump back up to 1 over and be around the projected cut line.
« I really persevered through some emotionally difficult moments », DeChambeau said. « 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.
