DeChambeau followed what his former Southern Methodist University alum, the late Payne Stewart, accomplished 25 years earlier by registering a memorable up-and-down par on the 72nd hole to win the U.S. Open at Pinehurst. A 55-yard bunker shot to 4 feet sealed his one-stroke victory over 2011 champion Rory McIlroy and gave the Texas resident a second title in four years. This time, DeChambeau accomplished his feat in front of adoring crowds, an element missing from the 2020 championship held in September during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, DeChambeau joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to have won the NCAA individual title, the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. He was the only player to finish in red figures at Winged Foot and just the second player to win a Winged Foot U.S. Open with a sub-par total for 72 holes (Fuzzy Zoeller in 1984). His 3-under 67 on Sunday was the only score among 61 players to better par. DeChambeau won the 2015 U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club two months after winning the NCAA title while representing SMU. The 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner now owns 13 worldwide victories, eight of which have come on the PGA Tour. Before turning professional, he earned low-amateur honors in the 2016 Masters. He also is one of five players to have won the NCAA Championship and U.S. Amateur in the same year, joining Nicklaus, Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ryan Moore. He's one of 12 players to have won a U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur title. All of his irons have the same length shafts. Member of the 2015 USA Walker Cup Team and 2014 USA World Amateur Team that won the Eisenhower Trophy. Member of the 2018 and 2021 U.S. Ryder Cup Teams and 2019 Presidents Cup Team. Also represented the USA in the 2014 Palmer Cup.
