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Published 08:15 IST, September 21st 2020

'I'm changing way people think about the game' - DeChambeau on US Open win

What was supposed to be a typical U.S. Open produced a most unconventional champion.

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'I'm changing way people think about the game' - DeChambeau on US Open win
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What was supposed to be a typical U.S. Open produced a most unconventional champion.

Bryson DeChambeau was not the least bit concerned by the narrow fairways or the ankle-deep rough that shape Winged Foot into historically the toughest of all U.S. Opens.

With his extra 40 pounds of muscle and mass, he wanted to pound it into submission with his driver, even if his errant shots were buried in deep grass.

That's how he plays the game. And for skeptics who said that wouldn't work at a U.S. Open at Winged Foot, just look at that shiny silver trophy he kissed, and the record score he posted Sunday in a six-shot victory.

The victory was about the validation of his out-of-the-box approach to the royal and ancient game.

Updated 08:15 IST, September 21st 2020