Bryson DeChambeau Still Claiming He Didn't Play Great During Historic Runner-Up Finish In PGA Championship

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Bryson DeChambeau finished runner-up in the 2024 PGA Championship, one shot behind Xander Schauffele. His four-day score of 20-under par made him just the third player in the 106-year history of the event to reach that mark, he led the field in driving distance and scrambling, and was third in strokes gained tee-to-green for the week.

Sure, not hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy is the big takeaway, but most would say that DeChambeau played some stellar golf at Valhalla Golf Club. Not according to the man himself.

During his post-round press conference after missing out on a playoff with Schauffele by a shot, DeChambeau said he "didn't strike it my best all week" and felt like he had his "B game." 

Ahead of this week's LIV Golf event in Houston, three weeks removed from the PGA Championship, DeChambeau is still sending out the message that he didn't have his best stuff in the major championship.

Bryson DeChambeau was great at the PGA Championship, but he doesn't think so. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

"Again, I wasn’t hitting it my best, and it was just really surprising to see myself be up at the top of that leaderboard on Sunday," DeChambeau added.

"I was certainly shocked and surprised for myself a little bit just based on the way I was hitting it. Made everything. That was ultimately why I got up to that level and ultimately had a chance to win."

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Nobody knows Bryson DeChambeau's golf game better than Bryson DeChambeau of course, and every professional golfer out there has to have an unbelievably high level of confidence to find success, but it's tough not to roll your eyes a bit when DeChambeau is still playing the ‘I didn’t play all that great' card when his second-place finish was, quite literally, historic.

Another way - maybe even the more fair way - to interpret DeChambeau's comments is that he honestly does believe he has a different gear when it comes to his ball striking. He did win the 2020 U.S. Open by a whopping six shots, so maybe we take him for his word, and that way we won't be completely shocked if he rattles off an impressive win much sooner than later.

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