'Definitely Disappointing' - Bryson DeChambeau Reacts To PGA Championship Near-Miss

The 2020 US Open champion shot a final round 64 to finish just one stroke shy of Xander Schauffele at Valhalla

Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after finishing the 2024 PGA Championship
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Bryson DeChambeau admits it was disappointing not to win his second Major title after matching the previous record score-to-par in a Major at Valhalla.

The LIV Golfer shot a stunning final round of 64 (-7) at the PGA Championship, which included a birdie at his final hole, to come up one stroke shy of Xander Schauffele's new record 21-under-par total.

It marks the second successive Major that DeChambeau has put in a strong performance after his T6 at The Masters last month. In reacting to his near-miss, the 2020 US Open champion described Schauffele as "well deserving" of a Major and admitted that he impressed himself with some of his play.

"Definitely disappointing, but one that gives me a lot of momentum for the rest of the Majors. I said today it was closing time, but it will be closing time hopefully, hopefully over the next couple Majors," DeChambeau said.

Having began the day two strokes off the lead, his seven-under score got him to 20-under to force the pressure on Schauffele to shoot a low number. The American duly did that, with DeChambeau revealing that he thought his eventual score would have got the victory before the round.

"Yeah, I certain seriously thought 18 [under-par] was going to do it," he said.

"Then when I saw what Xander was doing, it's like, man, he's playing some unbelievable golf. Viktor was right there. I mean, he was beating me for quite awhile, and I was hitting it all over the place. But, yeah, I mean, it was an impressive, impressive round of golf by all three of us. I don't know what else to say. It was just difficult.

Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after birdieing the 72nd hole at the 2024 PGA Championship

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"I gave it my all. I put as much effort as I possibly could into it and I knew that my B game would be enough. It's just clearly somebody played incredibly well. Xander's well deserving of a Major championship and, yeah, emptying the tank, I certainly love to do that and give the fans everything I can.

"I shocked myself a couple times, yeah. Putted fantastic. I don't feel like I missed one big-moment putt out there. There's obviously a couple misses, but every time I needed to get up-and-down I got up-and-down, and every time I needed to make a 6-, 7-footer I did. 

"So definitely surprised myself, impressed myself and I know I can do it again, it's just going to take some time. Got to figure some stuff out."

Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

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