WASHINGTON – Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion, fired a rare 58 in the final round to win the LIV Golf Greenbrier title on Sunday.
The 29-year-old American had 13 birdies against a lone bogey to shoot 12-under and finish on 23-under 187 for the 54-hole event at the resort in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia.
That was enough for a six-stroke victory over Chile’s Mito Pereira, who fired a closing 63.
“It’s beyond words,” DeChambeau said. “I’ve been working so hard for a long time and I knew something special was going to come at some point. I just didn’t know when.”
DeChambeau called it “probably the greatest moment in my golfing career.”
“I had something special going today and I just felt super comfortable over tee shots,” he said. “I just kind of felt everything clicking. Missed it in the right places when I needed to and putted…