Bryson DeChambeau has proven Adam Scott’s comments about him wrong with his showing on the final three days at The Open

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Bryson DeChambeau performed sensationally well during the final three days of The Open Championship.

Following his opening round of 78, DeChambeau played his next 54 holes in 16-under par to finish in a tie for 10th at The Open.

The fact that the 31-year-old refused to throw in the towel at Royal Portrush shows just how strong he is mentally.

After his final round 64, DeChambeau admitted that he still hasn’t cracked the Open code, but he would have taken a huge amount of confidence away from Northern Ireland with him.

DeChambeau has even suggested he’s developing a new ball to help him at The Open, and it will be fascinating to see whether that actually improves his ball flight next year.

The LIV Golf star gained a lot of fans at The Open last week, and he proved that nobody should ever write him off.

Bryson DeChambeau proved Adam Scott wrong at The Open

DeChambeau missed the cut at the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon.

His game was nowhere near where it needed to be at the time, and he carded rounds of 76 and 75 to finish up at nine-over par for two rounds.

At the time, the American was accused of having a playing style that was simply not suited to links golf.

Adam Scott alluded to exactly that when speaking to reporters about DeChambeau back in 2024 at Royal Troon.

He said: “His style of play is super optimized for every week of the year except for this one. So as a business decision, he’s making the right choice. But what makes this tournament so cool is that it’s unique.

“Yardages don’t mean anything. They’re not even a guide. It’s all feel. To play a 5-iron from 140 yards, you have to hit that 100 times to have confidence. But out here you only get one chance, and it’s do or die. At the end of the day, I would change everything to do well just this one week of the year.”

After DeChambeau’s first round at Royal Portrush, it seemed like he was about to prove Scott right. However, the exact opposite ended up being true.

The 31-year-old will figure out a way to win The Open in the end, all of the best players do.

Bryson DeChambeau’s stats at The 2025 Open

DeChambeau will have left Portrush on Sunday with his head held high.

Many players would have given up after posting a first round 78, and simply gone through the motions on the Friday.

DeChambeau is just not that way though. Here are his stats from the Open Championship:

It’s clear to see from those numbers that he needs to brush up on his chipping and pitching on links courses, and his approach play must be better as well, if he is to ever win The Open.

One thing we can all be assured of is that DeChambeau will not quit until he has figured out the secret to winning the oldest and most prestigious championship in the game.