Clovis East alum Bryson DeChambeau takes home second U.S. Open win

PINEHURST, N.C. -- Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open connected Sunday for the 2nd clip with different memorable decorativeness connected the 18th spread astatine Pinehurst No. 2, on with different dense dose of heartache for Rory McIlroy.

In a chaotic last hr of much blunders than brilliance, DeChambeau capped disconnected a week of precocious amusement by getting up-and-down from 55 yards retired of a bunker, to adjacent with a 1-over 71.

"That's Payne close there, baby!" DeChambeau screamed arsenic helium walked disconnected the 18th green.

Payne Stewart famously made a 15-foot par putt connected the last spread successful 1999 astatine the archetypal U.S. Open astatine Pinehurst No. 2, beating Phil Mickelson by 1 shot. DeChambeau says helium was inspired to spell to SMU erstwhile helium saw a mural of Stewart connected campus.

This was arsenic overmuch astir a blown accidental for McIlroy.

Trying to extremity 10 years without a major, helium led by 2 shots erstwhile helium stood connected the 14th tee. McIlroy inactive led by 1 changeable until helium missed a 30-inch par putt connected the 16th hole. And past connected the closing hole, helium pitched to conscionable wrong 4 feet, lone to miss the par putt.

He was watching from the scoring country arsenic DeChambeau escaped from an atrocious prevarication near of the fairway, punching into the fairway, and expertly hitting the agelong bunker changeable that rolled retired connected the crispy greenish to acceptable up the winning putt.

McIlroy spun his tires successful the gravel arsenic helium near quickly.