THE NORTHERN TRUST
Paramus, NJ
Playing out of the final twosome, overnight leader and World No. 21 Bryson DeChambeau crafted a 2-under-par 35-34=69 in Sunday’s final round at The Ridgewood Country Club for a 72-hole tally of 18-under 266, good for a four-shot win over runner-up Tony Finau (68), five clear of Billy Horschel (68) and Cameron Smith (69), who shared 3rd.
The 24-year-old, a pre-tourney 66/1 outright, bags his third PGA TOUR title in 69 events (64 pro), first since a P1 at the Memorial seven starts ago, also as the 54-hole leader.
With FedExCup points quadrupled, DeChambeau banks 2,000 points and jumps to No. 1 in the FEC standings. He beat the 6th-strongest field of the season (769) and moves to 12th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
FEC Rank: 1st (UP eight); career high
OWGR: 12th (UP nine); career high
This was DeChambeau’s second NORTHERN TRUST after a MC last year by one (Glen Oaks Club) on 3-over 143 (71-72). Overall, it was his fourth FEC Playoffs event, first top 25.
Playoffs Form: 1-33-30-MC
Final Leaderboard (pre-tourney odds outright):
1- (-18, 266) Bryson DeChambeau (66/1)
2- (-14, 270) Tony Finau (50/1)
3- (-13, 271) Billy Horschel (66/1)
3- (-13, 271) Cameron Smith (175/1)
5- (-12, 272) Ryan Palmer (200/1)
5- (-12, 272) Aaron Wise (100/1)
5- (-12, 272) Adam Scott (40/1)
DeChambeau’s Career:
Starts: 69 (64 pro)
Cuts Made: 41
WDs: 3
Top 25s: 18
Top 10s: 11
Top 3s: 6
Wins: 3
Wins by Season:
2018: 2
2017: 1 (John Deere Classic as first-time member, not rookie)
2016: 0 (12 non-member starts, two as amateur)
After kicking off with 68-66 and career-low 63, DeChambeau began with a four-shot lead over playing competitor Keegan Bradley, who chased a season- and week-low 62 in R3 with 7-over 78. Bradley, who began solo 2nd, the first time he’s been in the top 10 thru 54 holes in 22 starts, played like it. After a par-par start, the St. Johns alum bogeyed three and doubled four (tee ball OB), now eight back and quickly out of the picture, eventually cratering to T34.
Not to be distracted, DeChambeau hit eight (of 14) fairways and 16 greens in regulation, gaining 2.340 strokes tee-to-green. He outflanked two 3-putt bogeys at holes 3 and 9 with four birdies at 1, 2, 12 and 13, three from between eight and 13 feet, posting 1.875 putts per GIR and -0.715 SG: Putting, needing 32 total putts.
In the end, DeChambeau began the day leading by four, led by three at the break, led by four coming to the 72nd hole, and won by four.
He wasn’t really challenged. The closest runner-up Finau got was three, after beginning five back out of the penultimate twosome, and the closest anyone got was TOUR rookie Aaron Wise six groups ahead. Wise, the 2016 NCAA Individual Champion (while at Oregon), got within two after his sixth birdie of the round at 14, but faded to T5, six adrift after back-to-back squares at 16 and 17.
For the week, DeChambeau tallied 24 birdies versus six bogeys and ranked No. 1 in Total Birdies and the All-Around, and T1 in GIR, Par-3 and Par-4 Scoring. See his strokes gained stats below and his full stats at the bottom.
Leaders in Strokes Gained Stats:
SG: Off-the-Tee
1. Brooks Koepka (4.448)
2. Tony Finau (4.236)
3. Bubba Watson (3.644)
4. Aaron Wise (3.264)
5. Chesson Hadley (3.228)
10. Bryson DeChambeau (2.992)
SG: Approach-the-Green
1. Hideki Matsuyama (7.590)
2. Keegan Bradley (5.880)
3. Tiger Woods (5.661)
4. Cameron Smith (5.645)
5. Tyrrell Hatton (5.458)
12. Bryson DeChambeau (4.158)
SG: Around-the-Green
1. Tony Finau (7.799)
2. Brandon Harkins (5.059)
3. Patrick Reed (4.419)
4. Byeong Hun An (3.724)
5. Ryan Palmer (3.659)
30. Bryson DeChambeau (1.458)
SG: Putting
1. Adam Scott (8.464)
2. Adam Hadwin (8.088)
3. Kevin Na (7.984)
4. Daniel Berger (7.235)
5. Bryson DeChambeau (6.962)
SG: Tee-to-Green
1. Tony Finau (12.564)
2. Ryan Palmer (10.104)
3. Brooks Koepka (10.068)
4. Patrick Cantlay (9.136)
5. Bryson DeChambeau (8.608)
DeChambeau’s Season:
Starts: 23
Cuts Made: 19
WDs: 2
Top 25s: 11
Top 10s: 8
Top 5s: 6
Wins: 2
DeChambeau records his 11th top 25 of the season, eighth top 10 and fourth top 3. He arrived off a missed cut by one at the PGA Championship two weeks ago (71-70).
Season Form: 1-MC-30-51-WD-9-25-P1
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24 (of 44 non-team) winners this season had a top-25 finish the start prior (54.5%):
DeChambeau? No: CUT (PGA)
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14 (of 44 non-team) winners this season had a top-10 finish the start prior (31.8%)
DeChambeau? No: CUT (PGA)
DeChambeau is the 34th straight winner this season with either 0 or 1 week off prior to their wins. In total, 40 (of 44) non-team event winners fall into this category. #NoLongLayoffsPlease
FUN FACT: Through 44 (non-team) events this season, DeChambeau is the seventh player to MC in the start prior and then win in his next start: Justin Thomas (WGC-BI); Dustin Johnson (Canadian Open); Michael Kim (John Deere); Bubba Watson (Travelers); Rory McIlroy (API); Ryan Armour (Sanderson Farms).
The MC at the season’s final major ended a poor run of form that began with a mid-tourney WD (shoulder) at the John Deere – as the defending champ. After an MRI, he jumped on the charter to The Open and finished T51.
The following week in Hamburg, Germany, he was a 54-hole co-leader at the Porsche European Open and infamously played his final four holes in 5-over for T13, five adrift of playing competitor and champion Richard McEvoy.
The closing 6-over 78 was lowlighted by a walk-off snowman and subsequently, a firestorm of criticism for his brush-off of McEvoy, which he later apologized for, even in an on-camera, sit-down interview.
Now then, 30th at the no-cut WGC-Bridgestone and the trunk slam at the PGA, which left him agonizingly at 9th in the U.S. Ryder Cup team standings.
With the Top 8 automatically qualifying for Team USA at the conclusion of the PGA, the California native was reeling – both on and off the course – and he didn’t do himself any favors by missing the cut at Bellerive.
That’s all a distant memory now after hoisting his second trophy of the season and (pretty much) locking up a captain’s pick. The Dallas resident becomes the season’s ninth multiple champion, sixth American, with four of those six already on the squad: Bubba Watson (wins x3), Dustin Johnson (x3), Justin Thomas (x3), Brooks Koepka (x2).
Skipper Jim Furyk will make three captain’s picks on September 4th following the Dell Technologies, while his final selection will be made September 10th after the BMW Championship. The Ryder Cup gets underway at the end of September (in Paris) with the U.S. looking to win in Europe for the first time since 1993.
DeChambeau has not played on the Ryder or Presidents Cup teams and was on the losing side at the 2015 Walker Cup, but won the 2015 U.S. Amateur and was also the 2015 NCAA Individual Champion while at SMU. He became just the fifth golfer in history to win the U.S. Am and NCAA Individual in the same year, joining Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Ryan Moore. #HeadyStuff
Field Scoring Average:
This was the 12th playing of THE NORTHERN TRUST (in the FEC era), fourth at Ridgewood CC (2018, 2014, 2010, 2008).
Scorecard Yardage: 7,385
Par: 71 (35-36)
Cumulative scoring averages:
R1: 70.55 (preferred lies)
R2: 70.58 (preferred lies)
R3: 69.83
R4: 70.63
Total: 70.43
DeChambeau: 68-66-63-69 for 15.572 SG: Total
DeChambeau’s Position by Round:
R1: T18 (2 back)
R2: T4 (2 back)
R3: 1
Leader/co-leaders by Round:
R1: Kevin Tway (finished T56): 0-for-1 as 18-hole leader/co-leader
R1: Jamie Lovemark (T34): 0-for-1
R1: Vaughn Taylor (CUT): 1-for-8
R1: Sean O’Hair (T28): 0-for-5
R2: Jamie Lovemark (finished T34): 0-for-2 as 36-hole leader/co-leader
R2: Brooks Koepka (T8): 1-for-4
R3: Bryson DeChambeau (Won): 2-for-2 as 54-hole leader/co-leader
FUN FACT: DeChambeau was the eighth player this season with a 4-shot lead or greater thru 54 holes and the sixth to go on to win. He’s now led/co-led seven times this season after any round, which is tied third (with Beau Hossler), behind Dustin Johnson’s 15, and Justin Thomas’ eight.
Draw:
A total of 80 players from a field of 119 made the 36-hole cut of even-par 142:
44 (of 60) EARLY/late; 1 WD (Grayson Murray)
36 (of 59) LATE/early
10 players finished in the top 10:
EARLY/late (7):
Bryson DeChambeau (Won); Cameron Smith (T3); Ryan Palmer (T5); Aaron Wise (T5); Adam Scott (T5); Justin Thomas (T8); Brooks Koepka (T8)
LATE/early (3):
Tony Finau (2nd); Billy Horschel (T3); Patrick Cantlay (T8)
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33 tourneys this season with a traditional draw:
Winners:
EARLY/late: 17 (DeChambeau)
LATE/early: 16
Low Rounds:
R1: 66: Kevin Tway, Jamie Lovemark, Vaughn Taylor, Sean O’Hair
R2: 64: Adam Scott
R3: 62: Keegan Bradley*
R4: 64: Tyrrell Hatton**
*tied course record
**tied career low (x3)
Bogey-free Rounds:
R1: (2): Rafa Cabrera Bello (67); Trey Mullinax (68)
R2: (2): Louis Oosthuizen (66); Pat Perez (68)
R3: (6): Keegan Bradley (62); Billy Horschel (65); Tony Finau (66); Chez Reavie (67); Sung Kang (67); Tiger Woods (68)
R4: (6): Tyrrell Hatton (64); Ryan Palmer (65); Seamus Power (67); C.T. Pan (67); Billy Horschel (68); Daniel Berger (68)
Multiple Bogey-free Rounds (1 player):
Horschel (x2)
Odds Favorite(s) Outright:
Dating to the beginning of the 2016-17 season (138 events), the pre-tourney fave/co-fave has won 10 times.
This Season:
44 (non-team) tournaments
4 pre-tourney fave/co-faves won:
Dustin Johnson: 11/2 (Canadian Open)
Dustin Johnson: 6/1 (St. Jude)
Jon Rahm: 8/1 (CareerBuilder)
Justin Thomas: 15/2 (CJ CUP)
Dustin Johnson: two-time past (and defending) champ was a pre-tourney 8/1 fave and entered as the all-time earnings leader at The NT. He’s still the all-time leader after T11 on 10-under 274 (67-67-72-68).
For the week, the still-World No. 1 was T2 in total birdies (with 23), and T2 in total bogeys with just five, but also ate a double and two triples.
The regular-season FEC champ dips to second in the FEC standings after being atop them for the last 11 weeks (since solo 3rd at the U.S. Open).
2017-18 Tournament Winners:
44
Through 44 non-team events this season:
16 winners were in their 20s (DeChambeau: 24)
23 were in their 30s
5 were in their 40s
Updated Top 10 in FEC standings (points):
1. Bryson DeChambeau (3,617); UP eight
2. Dustin Johnson (2,969); DOWN one
3. Justin Thomas (2,954); DOWN one
4. Tony Finau (2,709); UP eight
5. Brooks Koepka (2,332); DOWN two
6. Justin Rose (1,991); DOWN two
7. Bubba Watson (1,957); DOWN two
8. Jason Day (1,935); DOWN two
9. Webb Simpson (1,819); DOWN two
10. Phil Mickelson (1,750); UP one
Note: The last five FEC champions were no worse than 6th in the FEC standings entering the TOUR Championship
FEC Playoffs Implications:
IN (6):
Nick Watney (finished T11); from 102 to 67
Bronson Burgoon (T11); from 111 to 73
Jhonattan Vegas (T15); from 123 to 87
Scott Stallings (T28); from 107 to 94
Danny Lee (T34); from 103 to 98
Brian Stuard (T25); from 118 to 99
OUT (6):
Trey Mullinax (finished T56); from 95 to 102
Brandon Harkins (T60); from 94 to 103
Patrick Rodgers (DNP); from 93 to 104
Charl Schwartzel (CUT); from 96 to 105
Alex Cejka (T56); from 99 to 108
Rory Sabbatini (CUT); from 97 to 109
DeChambeau’s Weekly Stats (ranking of 80 players):
Birdies: 24 (1st)
Bogeys: 6 (T6)
Par-3 Scoring: 2.69 (T1)
Par-4 Scoring: 3.84 (T1)
Par-5 Scoring: 4.50 (T9)
Driving Distance (all drives): 290.0 yards (T20)
Driving Accuracy: 38/56 (T27) at 67.86%
GIR: 59/72 (T1) at 81.94%
Proximity to Hole: 33’8” (T36)
Putts per GIR: 1.644 (10th)
Total Putts: 113 (T21)
Putts by Round: 27-28-26-32
Scrambling: 9/13 (18th) at 69.23%
All Around: 1st
