DeChambeau collapses on Green Mile, falling from 1st to tie for 8th at PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For a brief minute, it seemed Bryson DeChambeau was beginning to lock in on a third major championship.
The notorious long-ball hitter had just made birdie on the 15th hole Saturday to get to 8-under-par, giving him sole possession of the lead at the PGA Championship. And then Quail Hollow's famous three closing holes known as the Green Mile — and a few untimely gusts of win — changed everything.
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