DeChambeau Fires 67 at Open After 3 Straight Missed Major Cuts

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

Bryson DeChambeau opened the Open Championship with a 3-under 67 at Royal Birkdale, his first under-par major round of 2026 after missed cuts at the Masters, PGA Championship and U.S. Open.
Five birdies and a closing bogey left DeChambeau one shot off the clubhouse lead, and he finished a stroke ahead of playing partner Scottie Scheffler.
Royal Birkdale's dry conditions suited his aggressive driver-heavy approach: despite hitting only 5 of 14 fairways, the 32-year-old ranked second in the field in strokes gained off the tee in the morning wave.
The round offered a rebuttal to criticism from Nick Faldo and Brandel Chamblee, who had questioned his strategy and focus after comments about possibly prioritizing YouTube golf if LIV Golf folded.
DeChambeau declined to speak to reporters afterward, but the start gives him a chance to reset a season that had sharply diverged from his 2024-25 run of six top-10 major finishes in eight starts.