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U.S. Open Champ Takes a Dig at DeChambeau, Jack Nicklaus has Epic Reaction
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Bryson DeChambeau arrived at Oakmont Country Club as one of the favorites to win the 2025 U.S. Open. The two-time major champion brought with him his many recent successes at the LIV Golf Championship and other major championships, including his status as the defending champion.
However, his performance at Oakmont couldn't have been more disastrous. DeChambeau missed the cut by three strokes, leaving him short of becoming the sixth player to win consecutive U.S. Opens.
This did not go unnoticed. Even legendary golfer Johnny Miller, winner of the 1973 US Open at Oakmont, had something to say about it—and it wasn't kind.
"When you can get the ball in the fairway you can work the ball if you need to, and you eliminate so many mistakes upon mistakes," Miller said during a press conference Saturday at Oakmont.
"If you hit it here in this rough and you try to get too much out of the lie, you get in even more trouble. It's still all about hitting that ball in the fairway."
Bryson caught a stray during Johnny Miller's press conference. 😭
Wait for Jack Nicklaus' reaction. 😂 — Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) June 14, 2025
"You see the guys that don't -- like Bryson DeChambeau, he was living in the rough there this last couple days. Of course he gets to watch it on TV today."
Immediately after taking a shot at DeChambeau, Jack Nicklaus could not contain himself, as he burst into a chuckle.
Miller may have been harsh on DeChambeau (it's not as if DeChambeau hit a lot of rough on purpose), but he was certainly accurate. The two-time major champion hit only 13 of 28 fairways during the first two rounds (46.4%), well below the field average.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States looks on during the second round of the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 13, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States looks on during the second round of the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 13, 2025 in Oakmont, first round was poor but not horrible (8 of 14), but he completely plummeted in the second round (5 of 14). The result is visible in the scores: 73 in the first round and 77 in the second.
Johnny Miller won the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont in spectacular fashion, shooting a final-round 63 to overcome a six-shot deficit and finish one shot ahead of runner-up John Schlee. This victory was the first of his two major titles; he won the Open Championship three years later.
Bryson DeChambeau tied for 15th place when he first played at Oakmont in 2016. His missed cut in the 2025 edition was just his third in 11 appearances at the event, which he has won twice (in 2020 and 2024).
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