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U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau waded into the crowd and let elated fans touch his trophy on June 16, video posted by Golf Digest shows.
“Bryson wasn’t kidding when he said he wanted every fan to touch the trophy tonight, 😂” Golf Digest wrote in the caption with the video after DeChambeau won the 2024 tournament, his second U.S. Open victory.
The video shows fans cheering and reaching out to touch the trophy as they swarmed DeChambeau and even patted him on the head. DeChambeau defeated Rory McIlroy to win the U.S. Open.
Runner-up McIlroy has had a lot of distractions lately after filing for divorce from his wife, Erica Stoll McIlroy, and then later moving to dismiss the action. McIlroy missed a short putt during the culmination of the tournament, setting up the loss to DeChambeau.
DeChambeau finished the tournament at six under.
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DeChambeau was exuberant about the victory.
“I can’t believe that up and down on the last,” DeChambeau said after the tournament, according to ESPN. “Probably the best shot of my life.”
On X, DeChambeau posted a photo of the moment and wrote, “One of the best moments of my life.” He also wrote after the victory, “Make it two.”
According to the PGA Tour, DeChambeau, 30, turned pro in 2016. He was born in Modesto, California, and attended Southern Methodist University, the PGA Tour wrote. He has eight career wins, according to the PGA Tour.
He has earned more than $30 million in prize money, the PGA Tour wrote, and he has been the runner-up in six tournaments. He won the U.S. Open in 2020 and, in 2021, he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, his most recent victories before June 16, 2024, according to the PGA Tour.
DeChambeau does not have a wife, and it’s not clear who he is dating.
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DeChambeau told reporters that a technique he uses helps his performance: He puts his golf balls in Epsom salt.
According to his interview, shared by Golf Digest on X, this has gained him the nickname, “The Scientist.”
“I put my golf balls in Epsom salt,” he said, according to CNN. “Essentially we float golf balls in a solution to make sure the golf ball is not out of balance. There’s a big thing back in the day where golf balls are out of balance.”
Yes, I salt my balls
He continued, “There’s always going to be an error, especially when it’s a sphere and there’s dimples on the edges. You can’t perfectly get it in the center.”
According to DeChambeau, who majored in physics, the heavier side of the ball sinks, so then “we mark the top with a dot to make sure it’s always rolling over itself. It kind of acts like mud.”