[commentator] About to be given the champions' ovation
for the fourth time on this very green.
They call this the Queen City.
Not that there's any doubt who the king of the Queen City is.
[crowd chanting] Rory!
[Dethier] Clearly, Rory unlocked something at the Zurich
because, just one week later,
there he is at the Wells Fargo,
blowing away the field and winning in classic Rory fashion.
[commentator] A signature performance by Rory McIlroy.
[commentator 2] He sure does have his swagger back.
Describe your confidence level right now and how good your game feels.
Yeah. It feels like the stars are aligning a little bit.
You know, going into the next major of the year
feeling really good about myself.
[Rapaport] Everyone's looking for the smallest little sign from Rory
because that's all he's needed
to flip the switch and start winning majors again.
He's clearly in major-winning form.
[commentator] The new ruler of the game of golf!
[Dethier] When Rory won his first few majors,
it felt like he would win a dozen more.
It's a heartbreaking thing to watch him come so close again and again and again.
[commentator 2] 3,295 days since that last major.
[Rapaport] Rory's not the only one trying to win a major
for the first time in a long time right now.
[announcer] Bryson DeChambeau.
[Rapaport] Bryson's been sort of a villain character on the PGA TOUR,
and I think he was really uncomfortable with that image.
[Bryson] When people start talking to me about how I'm killing the game,
that is complete and utter you-know-what.
[Rapaport] Bryson and Rory are two of the biggest characters in our game.
Fore!
[Rapaport] Both of them have had tremendous success
and also have had some tough periods.
So I think both of these would be a redemption story.
[Bryson] Golf and life always have a good way of kicking you in the you-know-what.
It's humbling. But that's the beautiful part about the game,
is it always gives you another opportunity to do better.
[dramatic music playing]
[Rapaport] And there's no opportunity quite like this year's U.S. Open
at Pinehurst.
This is a big golf course tailor-made for big hitters like Rory and Bryson.
For one of these guys, this might finally be the moment to break that major drought.
And for the other guy, this moment might break their heart.
[crowd] Oh!
[dramatic swoosh]
[woman] That looks great. Perfect.
[Dethier] After his win at the Wells Fargo,
Rory's playing maybe the best golf we've seen him play in years.
-Give me three, and I'll juggle them. -[woman chuckles]
-Do you want three? -Sure.
[Rory] Coming off the back of two wins in a row,
game is feeling as good as it has for a long time.
I do feel like I'm in a bit of a groove.
Okay. Let's see how…
[man chuckles]
Okay. [chuckles]
That was very impressive.
[Wilson] You can see the passion. You can see the tenacity.
You can see the grit.
And that's the Rory we all want all season long.
[man] Just look it up.
[Rory] Keegan, it's, like, the best day of your life.
[man] Look at him! Look at him! [laughs]
[Keegan] I made it, Rory. Finally.
The back foot has to stay on this, does it?
[Rapaport] Not everyone can be Rory McIlroy.
[Keegan] Ball.
-Oh, you mean you hit the guy. -[Rory] What?
-[Keegan] He's dead. -What are you talking about?
I think Rory's at his best when he's got a little pep in his step.
Nice!
[Rapaport] A bit of a bounce. A bit of cockiness.
The LIV tour, what do you think about it?
I don't like it.
-You don't? -I don't like it.
[Rapaport] Rory's got some genuine momentum now.
[Rory] Definitely not enough club!
[Rapaport] He's trying to take this streak and turn it into championship success,
and his next chance to do that is the PGA Championship.
[man laughs]
[Rory] This is awesome.
This is very cool.
You know, I think getting a win, no matter where it is, is always nice.
-Oh, right here. -[Rory] There you go.
But when my career is remembered,
it'll ultimately be for the majors that I've won.
So that's what I wanna win more than anything.
That's so cool. Thank you for this.
-[Dethier] All right. Rock and roll. -[man] Could we have you off the heel?
-And introduce… -[Dethier] And just walk in? Sure.
Next up on the tee, Mr. Bryson DeChambeau. Thanks for being here.
Glad to be here, my man. Always good to see you.
I, uh, saw you on Instagram.
I see you don't follow me. Appreciate that.
-Shit, you don't follow me. -I don't. [laughs]
I'm joking, by the way.
[Dethier] Hey, consider yourself one Instagram follower up.
Here you go.
[Dethier] Bryson DeChambeau is different.
[Zuël] Bryson DeChambeau.
Where do I start?
A unique, one-of-a-kind character in our game.
What I can say about me being different is that everybody is different out there,
in their own little way.
[man] What do you think of this style?
[Zuël] When he came out of college, he had this nickname of "The Scientist."
[reporter] He's a physics major
and wants to know everything about everything.
[Bryson] That's all a transition of mechanics produced,
and then proprioception reproduces.
[swoosh]
Right over. But that's just the way that he thinks about it.
[Bryson] I went down the physics route,
trying to figure out anything I could to have a distinct advantage in the game.
I wasn't afraid to take risks.
[Rapaport] In 2020, he embarked on this crazy beef-up.
He came back from the off season and was like the Hulk.
[Bryson] My ultimate goal is to get as strong as I can,
and I don't know what that weight is.
[Balionis] The things that he was doing did translate to him winning
a major championship.
[cheering]
[Rapaport] Bryson's win at the U.S. Open was pretty transformative for the sport.
There was some worry, had he "broken" golf?
Had he figured out that, like, "If I just get really strong
and hit this really far, is nobody gonna be able to beat me?"
Oh, that's nice. I love that.
[Dethier] Bryson's golf game is best known for his driver.
-I'll hit one hard for y'all. -Hell yeah.
Yeah, that's nice. Whoo!
[Dethier] Rory McIlroy is the only top guy that can almost hang with him off the tee.
I think, you know, scientist to jock,
I think there's still more scientist than jock in there.
[commentator] No one's ever tried this.
[Rapaport] A lot of people don't like Bryson.
[commentator 2] This ball appears to be hammered.
[indistinct yelling]
[commentator] Oh wow!
[pundit] Bryson DeChambeau no stranger to the criticism he gets from fellow pros.
I think it's brilliant. But I think he's taking advantage
of where the game is at the minute.
[Bryson] It's a compliment to me, honestly.
[commentator 2] Absolutely roasted.
[Bryson] I've started to go down a path that's allowed me to have an advantage.
I think that is a skill set.
Pass it around. Take one.
[Dethier] Bryson's polarizing.
[Justin] You don't have to like the guy.
But you can't argue the fact that he has played well and won a major.
Some fans love him, some fans don't.
Everything that he does…
-[man] No! -[man 2] Oh! Ah! Oh!
[Spiranac] …ends up as a meme or going viral.
[Bryson] If they're saying bad stuff about me,
it's just creating a better movement on the algorithm.
[Balionis] And then when he defected to LIV,
I think that, for a lot of people, was just the icing on the cake.
♪ Ah! ♪
[Dethier] But there's no doubt he's one of the most talented golfers in the world.
Lot of diamonds on it, so that'll go away for a long time.
-[Dethier] Nice. -Gonna be stored in a nice… nice place.
Ah, what… what's your… what's your dream season this year?
[Bryson exhales] Uh…
A dream season would be to win every major. Give me a better scenario.
-What would be a… -[Dethier] Yeah.
What would be a satisfactory season for you?
Winning a major and winning multiple times in, uh… on LIV.
That's why I love golf.
-Yeah. -It's the pursuit of perfection.
While knowing we can't achieve perfection, we'll achieve excellence along the way.
Vince Lombardi quote, by the way.
[rock music playing]
[commentator] It's been quite a month in the state of Kentucky,
from the Derby to the 106th playing of the PGA Championship here at Valhalla.
-Good morning. -[commentator] Talk about horsepower.
In this part of the world, that's something that everybody understands.
These guys have all got it.
[Balionis] Scottie Scheffler, he's won in his last two starts at the Masters,
at the RBC Heritage,
and then he's taken some time off
because he and his wife, Meredith, had their first child.
-Congratulations. -Thank you.
-Yes, appreciate it. -Double… double congratulations.
-[man] Baby all good? Mama's doing well? -Yeah. All good. Mama's doing great.
So wildly impressed that… that women are able to do that.
The gift of life is… is truly a miracle.
As a dad who's a golf professional,
what advice would you have for Scottie Scheffler?
-[Tiger] Get some sleep. -[crowd chuckles]
[crowd chanting] Rory! Rory! Rory! Rory!
[Balionis] Rory McIlroy, obviously,
the question is, can he win his first major in a decade?
-[man] How you doing? -Good. You have any scorecards?
[Dethier] The PGA Championship is a massive week for Bryson DeChambeau.
He contended at the Masters, where he'd never played well before.
If he could just get it done on the biggest stage,
that would be a game changer.
[scattered cheers]
[Rapaport] As if there already weren't enough storylines this week,
I'm in the press tent,
and everyone's phones just start blowing up.
[reporter] Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce.
[reporter 2] Rory McIlroy and his wife have plans to divorce.
[reporter 3] Just before one of the biggest golf tournaments in the world…
[Dethier] Because it's Rory, this is instantly a national news story.
The whole world is talking about Rory's divorce.
And one person that doesn't wanna talk about it is Rory.
[Rory] The Netflix cameras are following me right now, so…
All right, thanks.
All right, bye, thanks.
Aside from whatever impact it had on his personal life,
it was just another thing.
No one cares about your divorce unless you've won majors.
That's life.
The more success you have, the more people care about your personal life.
[announcer] Welcome, Rory McIlroy, to the 106th PGA Championship.
He will not be making any additional comments
on his private life.
And just on a… a personal level, like, how… how are you doing?
[Rory] I'm ready to play this week.
Oh, Rory. Gosh, he is just constantly put in the firing zone.
Must put such a toll on him.
Where is his mind at?
And is he ready to play?
There's parts of my life that I like to keep as private as possible.
Um, unfortunately, in this line of work, that isn't always possible.
I've always tried to be protective of my loved ones
from people that have ill intentions.
I think it was a wake-up call for me
to say, "Let's just focus on the golf for a little bit."
[announcer] Good afternoon.
Please welcome the 2012 and 2014 PGA Champion,
Rory McIlroy.
[cheering and applause]
[Rory] I've been at this a long time.
[commentator] Rory is probably the player that everybody's most interested to see
how he gets off to his start in this championship,
especially coming off of this last week.
[Rory] I've been on tour for 17, 18 years.
Um, I like when the attention is on my golf.
[commentator] How you play yourself out of that, how you remove
that thought from your head is… is… that's the challenge, right?
[crowd] Oh.
[Rory] Sometimes that is impossible.
-[commentator] It's been a decade, right? -[commentator 2] Yep.
[commentator] A lot's changed in a decade. A decade ago, he was still a kid.
[reporter] Was it nice to be inside the ropes and just to concentrate on golf?
-Other things going on this week. -It's always nice to be inside the ropes.
[reporter] Do you find it easy…
We always ask players about comp… compartmentalizing.
Um, is that something you're good at, and you're gonna rely on this week?
Happy to be here.
[Rapaport] As much as Rory tried, he could not change the topic of conversation.
The only thing that could was something that no one saw coming.
-[police siren blaring] -[man on radio] 323 to 584.
[man 2] B5.
We have 482 coming out there, Mike. Wait for him.
[Mike] Will do.
[suspenseful music playing]
-[Scottie] Sir, I'm terribly sorry. -Okay, keep your hand back there, friend.
I'm just trying to get to my tee time.
[indistinct chatter]
Uh, uh, guys, I'll keep my arms back there, I promise.
-[man] Guys. -Can you please help me?
-[officer] Keep going that way. -[officer 2] Dude, uh-uh. Stand back!
-[officer] Back up or you… -[officer 2] Get back.
[man] I'm back.
Are we able to just talk for a second?
-[officer] Have a seat. -[woman on radio] That's okay.
-[man] Guys. -Right now, he's going to jail.
Okay. He's going to jail, and it ain't nothing you can do about it.
[officer] I'll be back.
Are you aware I am playing in the golf tournament?
[officer] Okay, I'll talk to you in a second. Put your knee in.
[reporter] A developing story.
World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested…
[reporter 2] Scottie Scheffler's been arrested
in wild scenes just hours before the start of the PGA Championship.
[commentator] Well, this is certainly not how we expected Friday morning
at the 106th PGA Championship to unfold.
I mean, we were just, like, in shock. Like, wait, what's going on here?
[Tom] I'm warming up. And all I see
is my friend, handcuffed, walking to a police car.
[Justin] I woke up. My agent called me.
So it was a pretty quick wake up, I'd say. [chuckles]
You know, I'm feeding my kid breakfast, and I'm like, "This can't be real."
[Balionis] This news felt like a prank.
We all had the same response at the same time.
I thought it was fake.
I thought it was fake news.
No chance this was real.
This has to be some kind of a spoof, or they got the wrong guy.
[Balionis] It was just, "How? What? Why?"
I think there was just so much confusion around it
because it's Scottie Scheffler we're talking about! [laughs]
[handcuffs click]
[Scottie] I was freaking out because I went
from driving into the golf course
to a jail cell, and I still don't really know
how that happened, exactly.
[officer] Go have a seat.
I don't think it ever really felt real.
I'll be honest. I didn't think this was ever a position I'd be in.
[officer] Usually, people never do.
We were right in front of this as it unfolded 50 feet away from us.
That's correct.
-[reporter] And is this from your phone? -[reporter 2] Yes.
The only people that were being allowed even close to the gate,
we were told, were players.
So Scheffler, essentially, was trying to enter Valhalla Golf Club.
He pulled into the left median to try to go around.
A police officer attempted to stop Scheffler.
Scheffler continued to drive his vehicle.
I understand how it happens. I completely understand.
I have driven past security. I have flashed my badge.
It's chaos, especially when it's dark.
[reporter] He attempted to proceed.
The police officer began to yell obscenities at him.
The police officer then latched himself to the vehicle.
At that point, the police officer took out his flashlight
and started to hit the vehicle,
uh, demanding that Scheffler get out of the car.
[Joel] At some point, cooler heads prevailed.
But I think I was just shocked at how long it carried on.
-[officer] Nothing to drink? -[Scottie] Mouthwash.
[officer] Just mouthwash, okay.
[Scottie] I try not to drink too much before I go play golf at 8:00 a.m.
[reporter] The officers involved, we don't believe, had any idea who this was.
[reporter 2] Did not.
[officer] I assume you're pretty good if you're playing in the PGA.
[Scottie] I'm all right, yeah.
[officer] Is Tiger as good as they say he is? Or is that…
[Scottie] He's pretty dang good.
You know, actually being cuffed in the back of a car
and, you know, a mugshot…
[Rapaport] "Free Scottie" started trending right away.
There were all these T-shirts.
I was talking to Teddy. "Is he okay? How's he doing?"
At the end of the day, like, he's a great golfer.
But he's my friend. I just want him to be safe.
[reporter] Scheffler has been charged with second degree assault of a police officer,
third degree criminal mischief, and reckless driving.
You know, it was just nuts.
But he handles himself in stressful situations so well.
I've seen it. I've walked with him. I mean, the guy was in jail stretching.
Who does that, right?
[officer] I didn't know you were the number one in the world right now.
You're too casual to be the number one player in the world.
[Scottie] I think that's why they're so surprised I got arrested.
You should've been the one with a police escort.
What are you talking about?
I was just glad that Scottie was okay and was able to play the tournament.
It didn't cross my mind that it would do anything for me,
apart from maybe change my tee time.
[reporter] Scottie, any comment on what happened?
It was a chaotic situation and a big misunderstanding,
and, um, I can't… can't comment on any of the specifics of it,
so I feel like y'all are gonna be disappointed,
but I did spend some time stretching in a jail cell.
That was a first for me.
Yeah, I was fortunate to be able to play some golf today.
[crowd] Scottie!
[cheering]
[man] Free Scottie!
[crowd cheering, laughing]
[man] You look great in orange!
[crowd] Scottie! Scottie!
[commentator] A couple hours ago, we really, truly were not sure
we would see that swing from world number one.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator 2] Now Scottie for birdie.
[commentator] Why not?
After a morning probably unlike any he's ever had in his entire life,
he starts off his round with a birdie 4.
In Scottie fashion, he played a great round of golf,
and that's Scottie.
[Balionis] It just confirms
that Scottie Scheffler is maybe the most unshakable athlete on the planet.
[man] Get in the hole!
[woman] Come on!
Scottie doing Scottie things with a very-unlike-Scottie situation.
[applause]
[commentator] And so, given the morning that he had,
a round of 66, fairly remarkable.
[Scottie] As far as best rounds of my career, I'd say it was pretty good.
I've kept myself in the tournament now with a chaotic day,
and so I'm gonna focus on getting some rest.
[Rory] It was a surreal thing that happened, but thankfully in the game,
all you can do is control your own golf ball, and that's it.
[commentator] Good morning from Louisville, Kentucky.
The 106th PGA Championship has reached its final 18 holes.
The fireworks certain to come.
Someone will have either added to his legacy
or cemented himself as a forever player in the game as a major champion.
[announcer] Please welcome Scottie Scheffler.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator 2] Oh.
The story of his week.
-[Rory] Obviously didn't play well enough. -[applause]
[commentator 2] Tied for 12th.
[Rory] I wouldn't say it was a disaster, but it could've been better.
[Wilson] T 12 is not bad by any stretch of the imagination,
but because it's Rory McIlroy,
I think that signals he was a little distracted.
-See you at Pinehurst. See you. -[man] Yes, good luck.
[Rapaport] Rory's missed another chance to win a major,
but back on the course, this thing is very much still up for grabs.
[commentator 2] Well, this PGA Championship
is going to belong to either Bryson DeChambeau
or Xander Schauffele.
This for birdie to tie the lead.
[cheering]
[commentator] Brilliant!
[man whistles]
[commentator] He has electrified the gallery at 18.
Let's go!
[Balionis] Bryson was spectacular.
[commentator 2] He brought a pumped-up attitude all 18 holes today.
[Balionis] And when he finishes, he heads to the range,
in the hope of a playoff.
[commentator 2] Up and down
for the career-changing, life-changing victory.
[man 2] Get in the hole!
[commentator] Five feet for the title.
[applause]
[commentator 2] Absolutely riveting.
A couple early in the week is what it always comes down to.
[commentator 2] To win it all.
[commentator] All Bryson can do is watch.
[commentator 2] Xander with victory at Valhalla!
[commentator] DeChambeau comes over to give him a nod. That's class.
[commentator 2] Mm-hmm.
[Bryson] Disappointing, but shot 20 under par in a major championship.
Proud of myself for the way I handled adversity.
Gives me a lot of momentum for the rest of the majors.
And, you know, I said today it was closing time,
but it'll be closing time hopefully over the next couple majors.
Great job. I told you I was coming for you.
[Garrett] Here's your clubs today.
[Bryson] Oh my gosh, no way!
-[laughs] -Oh! What?
I'll… let's just say I will be impressed
if you shoot even par or better.
-What? -[Garrett laughs] Look!
Look at how tall it is next to Bryson.
Look at that.
It's perfect. That's actually really comfortable.
You know those fidget spinners and whatnot?
[Rapaport] Bryson wants to be loved.
I think my knees are gonna restrict me a little bit. [chuckles]
[Rapaport] Everything he was doing
resulted in him being this very controversial figure,
and I don't think he really wanted that. He was not enjoying being hated.
-[Garrett] Oh! -[laughs]
I was one of Bryson's biggest haters,
and I feel so guilty about that after getting to really know him
and seeing a whole different side of him, and so I learned a really big lesson,
that what you see on social media isn't the full story.
[commentator] He's gonna be the 225th major champion
and maybe the most different of them all.
[Dethier] Bryson's career hit a peak when he won the 2020 U.S. Open.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator 2] And Bryson DeChambeau is indeed a U.S. Open champion.
[commentator] Again, no spectators here. But there is a moment here
coming up with his mom and dad.
Oh my gosh.
-[mom] Yay! -[dad] Hey, son, great job!
[commentator] His dad has had health problems,
had a kidney transplant a few years ago.
I'm so proud of you. Great job. Everything came together.
This is your court, right way.
I love you. Good job.
Oh, I wish you could be here right now, though, but thank you.
I wish we could too. Bye.
[Dethier] But he's had some hard times since then.
On the course, he's battled injuries, and off the course, he lost his father.
And I think he's gone through a process of reevaluating everything.
He shared his loss with the world,
and that opened himself up
in ways that the world really hadn't seen before.
[Bryson] You realize the frailty of life and how precious it is,
and it takes time to get, you know, things back on track.
[Wilson] After the loss of his father,
Bryson really started engaging with the fans more
and found a way to reinvent himself.
[Bryson] Most golfers are taught just "be a robot,"
and what YouTube golf has showed me is that "entertain."
You can just be yourself.
And I can be myself, exactly. And I like entertaining.
It's fun for me to do. I've always been that way,
but I've actually tried to suppress it for a long, long time
'cause that's the way I thought Tiger was, the way I thought everybody was.
Until I realized that I can't be somebody else.
I gotta be myself.
-[man] You wouldn't cheat, would you? -[man 2] I don't think he can.
[Zuël] And so now we're seeing the more unfiltered Bryson.
[Bryson laughing]
He's really let the fans in through his YouTube channel.
[Rapaport] Collabing with politicians and celebrities.
Longest hitter by far.
[Rapaport] Expanding golf's influence to really reach new heights.
[Bryson laughs] Let's go! That was good.
[Balionis] Blowing up on YouTube and doing really fun challenges.
Let's see what I can shoot with a gardening set.
Let's go.
[Dethier] Bryson's the modern golfer.
He doesn't spend his days going out and playing 36 holes.
He beats balls at the range, and he obsesses over content.
-Let's go! -[cheering]
[Bryson] Being able to entertain the fans is what we're all here to do.
And I think that's what's the most important thing.
[laughing]
There's this authenticity to him which I think was misunderstood before.
People got to see him be the golf nerd that he is.
Look at my left foot. Boom! I push.
[Joel] It's been amazing to watch the transformation.
He is growing the game, and he's fun.
[Rapaport] Kids love him.
Not because they grew up watching him win golf tournaments necessarily,
but mostly because they watch him on YouTube.
Fore!
He's leveraged social media into now a completely new fan base.
Bryson!
The public's done a 180 on Bryson.
I think we really saw it at the Masters and at the PGA Championship.
There were guys in contention with big names.
He was the crowd favorite. Make no mistake.
In my opinion,
he's the most popular golfer this side of Tiger Woods,
and that was not the case three or four years ago.
[reporter] People are now calling you "The People's Champ."
-[Bryson chuckles] -[reporter] What do you make of that?
I haven't truly cried yet. I don't want this to be the time I cry.
Um…
The support's been overwhelming.
I don't know what else to say. It's with complete thanks and gratitude.
[Rory] Bryson is exactly what the game of golf needs right now.
I would certainly like the opportunity to play against him a little more often
if… if I could. Um…
You know, he's made the game of golf more exciting this year.
[seagulls squawking]
[man] Four.
Three.
Two.
That's the stuff. And two. Perfect.
[Balionis] I think a lot of players' tunes have shifted when you talk about LIV.
If you would've asked players a number of years ago,
Rory McIlroy obviously being kind of the spokesperson for this,
there was a good-versus-evil storyline happening here.
[man] That's it. Just there.
Six.
[Rory] I've went through the last two years
with this, like, altruistic approach.
I've sort of looked at the world in the way I've wanted to see it.
But I think if I can put myself in a fan's shoes,
that's sort of where my attitude towards all of this has sort of changed
or has softened.
To me, I'm just sick of the… the money talk in… in golf.
'Cause the fans don't care. They just wanna watch good golf
and watch people compete against each other,
and I hope everyone comes back together.
[man] Two.
[Balionis] I think a lot of players started to understand
that at some point,
both entities are gonna have to find a way to work together
if we're going to keep the quality of the game where it should be.
-Have a good day, boys. See ya. -Play well.
[Bryson] This is why I think the game needs to come back together
for the good of the game.
This can't just be for the PGA TOUR, for LIV.
The fans have gotta win here.
…gonna lose any more players. You know, the one thing…
Like, I think fans just wanna see all the best players together.
And I think the players… most of the players want that too.
And right now, the only way we can do that is in the major championships.
I hope you're right.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Dethier] The U.S. Open, specifically at Pinehurst,
is a big-time test.
This year, it's set up to favor some big hitters.
[Rapaport] Pinehurst is what we call a big ballpark. It is long.
So guys like Rory McIlroy, guys like Bryson DeChambeau,
who really hit it far and straight,
those are the guys who I'm looking at this week.
[boy] What's your favorite type of club?
-The one that goes the straightest. -[boy] Great!
[man] Thanks, Bryson.
-[woman] Hello. -Hi there.
-[woman] Welcome. -Thank you.
[Rory] Going into the U.S. Open, I feel like I've reset.
It's the first major that I won,
and it always ends on Father's Day as well.
And when I won, I had my dad there, which was really cool,
and so, you know, it's meant a lot to me.
I'd love to get my name on that trophy again.
Obviously, getting my hands on a fifth major has taken a while,
but I'm more confident than ever that I'm… that I'm right there,
that I'm as close as I've ever been.
[Dethier] Rory's still playing golf at a really high level.
And coming into the U.S. Open, he's pairing that with the news
that he and his wife are calling off their divorce.
Whatever was going on,
reaching that resolution,
it clearly gave him some sense of peace.
If it was up to her, she wouldn't move to England straightaway,
but she definitely wants to spend more time there.
[Martin] I saw her at Starbucks,
and she said, "I really don't like the sun."
Yeah.
[Martin] I said, "Your state's called the Sunshine State, right?" I mean…
[woman] Rory!
[Rory] Thankfully, everything has worked out for the best,
and we're happy and moving forward and, um, can't wait for what lies ahead.
-[man] How was it out there? -[Rory] It was good.
[man] Are the greens as tough as everybody's saying they are?
Professional golfers, they like to bitch and whine a lot, so…
[suspenseful music playing]
[announcer] Good morning. Welcome to round one
of the 124th U.S. Open Championship.
[commentator] All right. Here we go.
-[man] Yeah, Rory! -[man 2] Rory!
[commentator] Talking about DeChambeau,
he is a star with his fist pumps,
his long drives, and his just newfound personality.
[commentator 2] Been awhile for Rory in a major championship,
and he said he's coming into this opening round feeling really good.
[commentator 3] Very difficult to keep this one around the hole location.
But, boy…
[cheering]
[Rory] Thursday is the perfect start to a U.S. Open.
[commentator 2] This to tie Cantlay with a 65.
[cheering]
[commentator] We welcome you to the second round
here at Pinehurst number two.
Sixty-seven yesterday for DeChambeau,
was right in the mix at the last major championship,
and again…
[commentator 2] Oh, that's too hard.
Unless it goes in.
-[commentator 3] Yep. -[cheering]
[commentator] DeChambeau, always the entertainer.
[tense music playing]
[commentator 2] Did he?
[cheering]
[Dethier] For a couple days, you've got Rory. You've got Bryson.
[commentator] It's been a bomber's paradise for those two.
And it's shaping up to be kind of a slugfest.
[commentator] It's time for the third round of this U.S. Open.
Nobody's been seven under all week.
-Until now! -[cheering]
[commentator] McIlroy certainly within striking distance again.
[cheering and applause]
[commentator 2] A much different U.S. Open, a much different golf course,
and a much different Bryson DeChambeau.
[crowd chanting] USA!
[commentator] I gotta tell you, I can't say enough about his attitude out here,
and he just looks like a completely different guy these days to me.
[cheering]
[commentator 2] And that puts the third round in the books
here at the 124th U.S. Open here at Pinehurst.
Bryson DeChambeau in position again at a major.
[reporter] All right, the four-time major champ Rory McIlroy.
How is the energy different with Bryson DeChambeau in the mix
in a major championship once again?
I mean, it's… it's awesome to see. It's exciting to have
one of the most colorful characters in the game up there
and, you know, excited to go to battle with him tomorrow.
[reporter] Tomorrow's Sunday. What do you have to do?
Yeah, uh, looking forward to another Sunday in the mix at a major.
[upbeat music playing]
[Rory] Try to get as much rest as possible, hydrate and fuel up, recover.
It was really hot today. Maybe take an ice bath.
Feel like I'm getting dressed in primary school.
-With a towel over it. -They'll blur it out.
Not much to blur out after the cold plunge.
[laughs]
Um, you know, really excited. This is what we practice for.
This is what we dream of. This is what I've wanted to do my whole life,
so, um, really excited for the opportunity
and gonna go out there tomorrow and give it my all.
[man] Good night!
[commentator] Wow, what a great setting it is for
one of the greatest pairings in golf.
Father's Day and Championship Sunday at the U.S. Open.
[chanting] Bryson! Bryson! Bryson! Bryson! Bryson!
[commentator] So Bryson DeChambeau starts this final round on top.
He is a big name, but big names are lurking,
none bigger than that man.
[announcer] Our 2011 U.S. Open Champion, Rory McIlroy.
[applause]
[commentator 2] Carried the weight of expectations.
I would argue nobody has more pressure on him
to win a major today than that man.
[man] Ba-boom!
[applause, cheering]
[commentator] And Rory in that second to last group.
[commentator 3] Here comes Bryson,
and here comes the beginning of a lot of noise.
[commentator 2] He's really feeding off this crowd. They're feeding off him.
He's vibing off that energy. He's transformed himself.
He's a new personality. He's hitting it nine miles.
[man 2] So sexy!
[applause]
[Rory] The way the holes at Pinehurst flow,
you're very aware of what the group behind you is doing.
[commentator] Almost a bit of match play
if this group in front can show the guys in the last group what can happen.
Oh!
[commentator 2] And McIlroy out of the gates quick
with a birdie from 21 feet!
[commentator] Rory first to light up the crowd.
[indistinct yelling from crowd]
[commentator 2] There are probably not two golfers
that have more of a passionate following
than DeChambeau and McIlroy.
[applause]
[indistinct yelling]
[Rapaport] Bryson is a showman the whole day.
He was looking at the cameras.
This is what he does on his YouTube channel.
He makes an effort to give the people a show.
[Bryson] Yeah! Let's go!
[cheering]
[commentator 3] For birdie.
Made it! McIlroy within one!
[cheering]
[commentator] He's a big wave surfer. He gets some momentum,
and he can just ride it to the house.
[suspenseful music playing]
[cheering]
[commentator] Back to back for McIlroy to six under,
and he's tied DeChambeau.
Rory plays the best stretch of golf that we've seen Rory play
at a major in contention in a decade.
[commentator] I have to imagine that was some pretty good noise
that DeChambeau heard in his ears there
with those back-to-back birdies by McIlroy.
And he drops it home again!
Today, the putter is really cooperating.
[commentator 2] McIlroy started the day three back. This to go two up.
And Rory McIlroy leads by two!
What a run. Four birdies in five holes.
[crowd chanting] Rory! Rory! Rory!
[commentator] And down the hill, about 315 yards away, Mike,
DeChambeau knows he's lost the lead.
[Bryson] I could hear Rory chants.
That's why I knew what he did, based on the roars.
I knew I had to drive the green.
[commentator 2] What an answer!
[applause]
[Bryson] I knew I had to make birdie on that hole.
[commentator 2] McIlroy's lead is one.
[chanting] USA! USA!
[commentator 3] We've got USA chants and Rory chants just echoing
on this golf course right now.
USA!
[commentator] If you're a McIlroy fan, you've seen these close calls at majors.
He seems to be more dialed in.
[whispers] Hi. Hello.
[tense music playing]
[commentator] Towering shot.
[applause]
[commentator] And it's a good one.
This is the distance Rory's been so good.
[crowd] Oh!
Not too bad.
[commentator] Talking about all the putting success that he's had today,
but sooner or later, it boils down to these saves for par
that win U.S. Opens.
And McIlroy
with a miss.
[Rapaport] He missed a breathtakingly short putt.
He was 483 for 483 from inside three feet for the season.
It's the shortest putt he's missed all year.
And it could not come at a worse time.
[Rory] Things are tough. It's the end of a Sunday at the U.S. Open.
You have to be really deliberate in what you're doing.
[Rapaport] This is something else, huh?
Three wood's just not getting there.
-I'm sort of seeing the driver. -Okay, why not? Just put it in play.
-[man] Here we go, Rory! -[man 2] Come on now, Rory!
[indistinct yelling]
[Rapaport] Oh God.
I don't know why I get so nervous. I'm not playing.
[commentator 2] I don't think anybody trying to win this event
has had more pressure on him than that man right there.
[indistinct yelling]
[commentator 3] Up the left, this is heading towards that native area.
[man 3] That's bad!
This is wild.
[commentator] Oh, totally mishit it. Is he gonna get lucky though?
[commentator 2] It scampered around that sand.
[commentator] Close to getting into that bunker.
[commentator 2] All right.
Well, this is that anxious walk.
[indistinct yelling]
[commentator] And Rory made it look simple.
That left to post six under.
-[man] For par? -For par, yeah.
But I think it's, like, a foot and a half.
[commentator] Yeah, this is, uh, gonna be some par putt upcoming for Rory.
[suspenseful music playing]
[crowd] Oh!
[commentator] Excruciating short misses for McIlroy
coming down the stretch.
He missed two. I mean, he missed two. He missed two putts this long.
[commentator] Sixty-nine holes Rory went without missing a putt inside five feet.
Then he misses two in the last three holes.
[mysterious music playing]
[commentator] Back on the tee.
DeChambeau needs four to put it away.
[commentator 2] This is over-hooked, well left.
Well left!
[commentator] Worst tee shot of the week for him.
Dang it.
He's got some issues though. It's not… this is not over at all.
[commentator] I mean, this is the trifecta of difficulties.
You got the root, you got the tree, and you got the native area.
I'm not comfortable with this, G-Bo.
[caddie] Is the wedge better for the root in front of us too?
I got it.
[caddie] Okay.
-[man] Attaboy! -[man 2] Come on, baby!
-[crowd] Oh! -It's in the bunker.
[commentator] Long bunker shot lies ahead for Bryson now.
If you can't turn the screws up any more, he just did.
[commentator 2] If you ask touring pros what's the most difficult shot in golf,
they will tell you probably a 40, 50-yard bunker shot.
[commentator] And if he gets up and down from that bunker for par,
he would be the only player all week to do it.
[Bryson] Getting older just allowed me to calm down
and be comfortable in my own skin
and enjoy the moments 'cause it's not gonna be here forever.
No matter what happens today, I'm… I'm okay.
I got a great life outside of the game of golf,
and taking that perspective has definitely enlightened me a little bit
and allowed me to play a little more free.
[cheering]
[commentator 2] Right below the hole goes DeChambeau, and he's pumped up!
Wow, what a shot! Holy shit.
["How Fast" playing]
[commentator] For his second U.S. Open victory.
-Yes! Yes! -[cheering]
[inaudible]
[commentator] Bryson DeChambeau now has two!
Unbelievable.
♪ Got off the stage at the Grammys ♪
♪ Feel like I just bought A new house for my mama… ♪
[caddie squeals] Dude, you never gave up.
♪ Feel like I'm racing Through the streets in Miami ♪
♪ I'm in a Lamborghini You're in a Honda ♪
♪ How many zeros Can a young nigga count up? ♪
[commentator] Well, no one can say that he doesn't bring the energy to this sport.
Can you believe that?
Oh my God!
-Whoo! -♪ Oh Lord, I'm a visionary… ♪
[Dethier] Bryson DeChambeau is on top of the world.
And it's possible that the only emotion more extreme than what he's feeling
is whatever heartbreak Rory McIlroy is going through.
Yeah.
Thanks.
[somber music playing]
I think missing that little putt on 16,
um, which I hadn't…
hadn't done all week,
I feel like that…
that putt sort of, um…
let Bryson back in to the tournament.
If you treat it as so binary as winning is good and not winning is bad,
it's a career of torture.
As crushing of a defeat that I've had in golf,
it was probably the toughest finish to a tournament I've ever had.
So I probably just did everyone a favor by… by getting out of there.
I didn't wanna speak to anyone, didn't wanna see anyone.
I just wanted to get on the plane and go home.
[Zuël] I personally loved Rory's Irish exit.
I think it shows us how much he cares.
Wasn't that the question mark? Does Rory still have the fire?
Irish exit says yes!
If it was a boxer, if it was a footballer, would we care?
No. We wanna see that passion.
I wanna see that passion from the golfers that I love,
and so I love seeing that from Rory.
[cheering and applause]
First off, I wanna say happy Father's Day to every father out there.
Unfortunately, my dad passed a couple years ago,
and this one… this one's for him.
[applause]
[Dethier] This was a guy who was struggling personally and professionally.
And somehow Bryson got it all.
[Bryson] He made me the person I am.
And even when times got tough a couple years ago,
he kept telling me just keep swimming, just keep going.
People are gonna realize, um,
you're just a human.
And you're gonna be fine. And, um…
[choking up] …I wish he was here for this one.
[man] It's okay.
[Rapaport] That win at Pinehurst capped
one of the most remarkable career 180s that I have ever seen.
I mean, this guy went from being almost like a joke
to the biggest star in the sport.
[cheering]
[Bryson] I can't thank you guys enough for all the support this week.
You guys have meant the world to me.
You are the best fans in the world, and I can't thank you enough.
[commentator] One of the all-time seasons.
[commentator 2] Number one in the world!
This year has been the season of Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott.
When we think about the tour championship and Scottie Scheffler,
the word that comes to mind is probably scar tissue,
where perhaps this is his white whale.
[Sahith] Everyone wants to be the FedEx Cup champion.
If Sahith wants to make this a breakout year, he needs a win.
[commentator] It all comes down to this. The chance to win
the richest prize in the sport.
[Carl] The opportunity here is massive.
[woman] Like, 25-million-dollar massive?
Yeah. ] Like, 25-million-dollar massive?