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.
