The weekend was filled with highs and lows for both Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau, but it all came full circle on Sunday. McIlroy managed to bounce back from his mistakes, while the LIV star struggled to regain his rhythm — and it came at a clear cost. After just two holes on Sunday, …
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TheweekendwasfilledwithhighsandlowsforbothRoryMcIlroyandBrysonDeChambeau,butitallcamefullcircleonSunday.McIlroymanagedtobouncebackfromhismistakes,whiletheLIVstarstruggledtoregainhisrhythm—anditcameataclearcost.
AfterjusttwoholesonSunday,DeChambeauerasedhistwo-shotdeficitandtooktheleadoverMcIlroy.Butmomentumshiftedquickly,asMcIlroyresponded,andDeChambeaucouldn’tfindhisfootingtherestoftheway.
Forthefirsttimeinhiscareer,McIlroycapturedaMasterstitleandcompletedtheelusivecareerGrandSlam,joininganexclusivegroupofjustfiveothergolferstoeverachievethefeat.
DeChambeaufinishedtiedforfifth,andwhiletheresultwasatoughpilltoswallow,he’sbeenplayingthebestgolfofhiscareeroverthepastyear—provinghehaswhatittakestocontendatAugustaNationalforyearstocom