Golf: Bryson DeChambeau holds nerve to win US Open, as Rory McIlroy crumbles down stretch

Bryson DeChambeau came out on top in a dramatic back nine battle with Rory McIlroy to win the US Open by one shot on Monday (NZ time) as the Northern Irishman's major misery continued.

Poised to end a decade long major drought, McIlroy collapsed at the finish with bogey's on three of his final four holes, including a heart-breaker at the 18th where he missed from inside four feet.

At the same time, playing in the final pair, DeChambeau sent his tee shot into the rough but held his nerve to finish with par and a final round one-over 71 that was good enough to earn the LIV Golf standard bearer a heart-stopping victory.

It was the second career major win for the 30-year-old, his first coming at the 2020 US Open.

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Bryson DeChambeau came out on top in a dramatic back nine battle with Rory McIlroy to win the US Open by one shot on Monday (NZ time) as the Northern Irishman's major misery continued.

Poised to end a decade long major drought, McIlroy collapsed at the finish with bogey's on three of his final four holes, including a heart-breaker at the 18th where he missed from inside four feet.

At the same time, playing in the final pair, DeChambeau sent his tee shot into the rough but held his nerve to finish with par and a final round one-over 71 that was good enough to earn the LIV Golf standard bearer a heart-stopping victory.

It was the second career major win for the 30-year-old, his first coming at the 2020 US Open.

Reuters

More to come

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