THE 154TH OPEN

July 16, 2026

Bryson DeChambeau

Quick Quotes

Q. Bryson, a really good shift today, 3-under 67. A little sour taste on 18, but you must be super proud of your efforts today.

BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU: Yeah, it was a hard fought battle out there. The wind was switching quite a bit. It was fun seeing the fans going at us, and they were rooting for all of us. It was fun just seeing the ups and downs of the group, but we all played pretty well. It was a lot of fun.

There's some driving holes out there I've got to work on. Other than that, I played really well. Made some good putts and three-putted once, but that's life.

Q. Talk us through the course. Obviously it's running super fast at the moment. What did you find out after playing a competitive round with card in hand?

BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU: I think you've got to be a lot more strategic out on the golf course. I feel like I did a really good job today of being incredibly strategic and focused super hard on placing it in the right places.

Besides 18, I placed the ball in some good areas. I just need to hit more fairways. Other than that, I feel like my strategy was nice today.

Q. As a group, you all had a relatively good day. Do you think that standard will stay for the afternoon? The wind seems to be picking up a little bit for you boys.

BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU: I think so. It's difficult to say what's going to happen. You never know out here. I can say there's a lot of good scores. We're all playing pretty well. I like it when the test is hard and difficult. It definitely makes for a fun championship.

Q. How important is it in a major to start well? It doesn't have to be super well, but you're in the red. That must feel really satisfying.

BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU: Yeah, definitely satisfying. Any time you get off to a great start, it's awesome, but there's three more days, dude. There's still a lot of golf to be played. But ultimately from my perspective I was really excited about the way I played.

It was fun playing with Scottie, seeing how good he strikes the ball. That's something -- I've wanted to play with him for a while now. Seeing how he struck the ball today was beautiful.

Makes me think, oh, man, I've got to work on my driving and 3-wood a little bit better because I hit it farther than him, but it sometimes doesn't go straight.

Q. Does it help you maybe lift a little bit when you play with the best player in the world?

BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU: Definitely. It's a good gauge, right? It tells me kind of where my game's at. Also shows me where he's at. It's good to see it in person.

You always see it on TV, but it's just a little different sometimes when you're right there. That's why it's cool for people to be out here and see what Scottie and myself and Tyrrell can do, and everybody out here. It's a great bunch of guys, and it was fun to play today.

Q. How much do you love The Open? How much fun would it be to keep this form going? You look like you're having a lot of fun.

BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU: I'm having a lot of fun. If I can keep it going and give the crowd something to cheer for on Sunday, that's all I can ask for.