Bryson DeChambeau entered this week’s Open Championship looking to solve the links-golf riddle. He’s still looking.
The answer wasn’t at the bottom of knee-high fescue on the fourth hole at Royal Portrush. DeChambeau’s tee shot landed there, on a sidehill lie, and a mighty lash produced nothing more than an extra stroke on his scorecard.
DeChambeau’s second attempt traveled 7 yards. He made double bogey and followed that with a bogey at the ninth and another double at the par-3 13th. His round, in which he failed to make a birdie, ended with back-to-back dropped shots for a 7-over 78, placing him T-146 when he finished.
The two-time U.S. Open champion has one top-30 finish in seven prior Open attempts.
