Bryson DeChambeau has given himself a lot of work to do just to make the cut at The Open, after suffering a nightmare start to the final men’s Major Championship of the season.
The US Open champion arrived at Royal Troon in South Ayrshire as one of the hot favorites for the Claret Jug, but he looked completely out of sorts on the links straight from the off.
On what many regard as the easier nine holes, DeChambeau managed to drop six shots, which included a double-bogey at the par 5 6th, after he found trouble off the tee.
Whilst it’s been no great surprise to see the Old Course at Royal Troon bare its teeth in the wet and windy conditions, not many would have predicted DeChambeau making such a poor start, not given how he has performed in the Majors this year.
Of the 23 players to have made the cut in all three Major Championships this season, the big-hitting American leads the way on a combined 28 under par.
However, this is not a tournament where he has a good record.
DeChambeau made his first appearance at The Open at Royal Birkdale in 2017, where he missed the cut.
His best finish is tied 8th, which came at St Andrews two years ago, his sole top-10 finish in six appearances.
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The two-time US Open champion, who edged out a disconsolate Rory McIlroy at Pinehurst last month, arrived in Scotland with plenty of confidence.
“Shoot, if I play well this week, I think I can give myself a good chance, obviously,” the LIV golfer said on the eve of the 152nd Open.
“That’s all I’m focused on. I just think over the course of time I’m going to get more and more comfortable with this golf course.”
The 30-year-old, who also dropped a shot when he missed the green on the 120-yard 8th, the Postage Stamp, needed to make a five-footer at the 9th to go out in 42 shots.
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