I am excited to be in this position for sure. "The past two majors I've played in I've been right in contention," he said. He admittedly struggled to get on the fairway, hitting back-to-back bogeys on the first two holes, an early performance that prompted a withering self-assessment - "pathetic," he called it - before finding his footing.ĭeChambeau, who lingered on the driving range long after the sun had set on Mamaroneck, New York, refining his form, nonetheless found validation in his three-day performance in which he did not once shoot over par. "If the situation is right and driver makes sense, blast it up there, hit it in the rough and then hit a wedge on the green where it feeds off the back part of the slope, it makes sense," he said. If it's the right wind, the right situation."ĭeChambeau, who finished tied for fourth at the PGA Championship and won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in July, famo usly bulked up during the coronavir us-mandated hiat us earlier this year to add power to his drive.
"I'm going to be aggressive no matter what," DeChambeau (70) told reporters on Saturday, reflecting on that final stretch in Mamaroneck. Gunning for his maiden major title, the 27-year-old American finished the day at an even par after a missed putt for a bogey on the 18th hole, the infamo us Winged Foot finale where five-time major winner Phil Mickelson saw his own U.S. Open dreams crumble 14 years ago. Thanks for your company.Hard-hitting Bryson DeChambeau said he has no intention of letting up his aggressive style as he heads into the final round of the U.S. Open on Sunday, j ust two strokes back from leader Matthew Wolff. Though beaten soundly here, there’s every reason to think he can take that step. For De Minaur, he did plenty right at Flushing Meadows but in the end was handed a lesson in what’s required to take the next step. With the big three of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic conspicuous by their absence at the semi-final stage of a slam, the Austrian is as good a chance as any of ultimate glory. Thiem now faces Daniil Medvedev in the semis. Thiem wasn’t perfect - despite his dominance he still committed six more unforced errors than the Australian - but he was prepared to force the issue when at times De Minaur wasn’t, and ultimately he had the game to win big points when it mattered. It started with a comfortably superior service game and it went from there, with the Austrian’s 43 winners to De Minaur’s 17 telling its own story. The Australian gave it his all but was outclassed, outworked and outperformed by a man who looks right on course for his maiden major success.ĭominic Thiem had the upper hand in every regard on Arthur Ashe Stadium. A tough initiation for Alex De Minaur into the world of grand slam quarters.
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