Bryson DeChambeau

He became the fifth player to win both the NCAA and U.S. Amateur titles in the same year, joining Jack Nicklaus (1961), Phil Mickelson (1990), Tiger Woods (1996), and Ryan Moore (2004).

He carded a round of 65 in the final round to win his maiden title in his 40th start on tour.

Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League.

DeChambeau was born on September 16, 1993, in Modesto, California to John Howard Aldrich DeChambeau and Janet Louise Druffel.

He moved to Clovis, east of Fresno, at age seven.

This put him over 2000 points ahead of second place player Dustin Johnson in the FedEx Cup rankings.

This margin secured him top seeding at The Tour Championship, regardless of his finish at the BMW Championship.

This also marked his fourth win on the tour, third for the year, and second in a FedEx Cup playoff event.

As a result, he fell to 3rd in the FedEx Cup, winning $2,000,000.

He attended Clovis East High School and won the California State Junior Championship at age 16 in 2010.

He graduated in 2012 and accepted a scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, majoring in physics.

In June 2015, DeChambeau became the first SMU Mustang to win the NCAA individual championship, recording a score of 280 (−8) to win by one stroke.

In August, he won the U.S. Amateur title, defeating Derek Bard 7 & 6 in the 36-hole final.

DeChambeau made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur in June 2015 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic near Memphis, Tennessee, and finished in 45th place.

He played in his first major championship at the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, but missed the cut by four strokes.

At the 2015 Australian Masters in November, DeChambeau was runner-up with John Senden and Andrew Evans, two shots behind the winner Peter Senior.

The decision to turn professional meant the forfeiture of his exemptions to the U.S. Open at Oakmont and Open Championship at Royal Troon, but DeChambeau qualified his way into the U.S. Open and tied for 15th place to earn over $152,000, improving his world ranking to 148.

DeChambeau was unable to defend his NCAA title in 2016 after the SMU athletic department was handed a postseason ban by the NCAA.

He decided to forgo his senior season to play in a number of events before turning professional.

He was the low amateur at the Masters in 2016 and tied for 21st place.

Immediately after the Masters in mid-April 2016, DeChambeau turned professional and signed a long-term agreement with Cobra-Puma Golf.

He made his pro debut days later at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina and tied for fourth, earning over $259,000.

Despite the strong start, DeChambeau did not earn enough non-member FedEx Cup points that season to qualify for a 2017 PGA Tour card but did qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals.

He was successful at earning his card through the Finals, due to a win at the DAP Championship.

On July 16, 2017, DeChambeau earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the John Deere Classic by a single stroke over Patrick Rodgers.

The win coming the week before, gained DeChambeau a place in the 2017 Open Championship, where he missed the cut after rounds of 76–77 (+13).

In 2017, he gifted U.S. President Donald Trump golf clubs valued at $750.

On June 3, 2018, DeChambeau won the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, in a sudden-death playoff against Kyle Stanley and An Byeong-hun, after the three finished regulation play tied at −15.

After Stanley bogeyed the first hole of sudden death, DeChambeau proceeded to win with a birdie on the second hole, giving him his second victory on the tour.

On August 26, 2018, he won The Northern Trust for his first playoff victory and, in the process, established a new record for the tournament when held at the Ridgewood Country Club – with a score of 266 – besting the old Ridgewood record of 270, which was set in 2014 by Hunter Mahan.

The following week, he won at the Dell Technologies Championship played at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts, with a final score of −16, two shots clear of Justin Rose.

In September 2018, DeChambeau was named as a captain's pick by Jim Furyk for the United States team participating in the 2018 Ryder Cup.

Europe defeated the U.S. team, 17½ points to 10½ points.

At the Tour Championship, DeChambeau finished 19th out of 30 participants.

He formerly played on the PGA Tour, and has won one major championship, the 2020 U.S. Open.

As an amateur, DeChambeau became the fifth player in history to win both the NCAA Division I championship and the U.S. Amateur in the same year.

With his U.S. Open victory he became the third player to have won those three championships, after Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

Renowned for his analytical approaches to the sport, DeChambeau has acquired the nickname of "The Scientist".

His clubs are specially designed to his specifications, with thicker than normal grips and irons that are all the same length.

In 2020, he became the longest driver on the PGA Tour.