Dell Technologies Championship: Bryson DeChambeau wins, Justin Rose second

Last updated on 3 September 2018.From the section Golf37

Dell Technologies Championship final-round leaderboard
-16 B DeChambeau (US); -14 J Rose (Eng); -13 C Smith (Aus); -12 H Matsuyama (Jap), CT Pan (Tai), T Finau (US)
Selected others: -10 R McIlroy (NI), T Hatton (Eng); -8 P Casey (Eng); -7 T Woods (US), T Fleetwood (Eng); -4 R Knox (Sco)
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Bryson DeChambeau won his second FedEx Cup play-off event in as many weeks with victory at the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston.

The 24-year-old American carded a final-round four-under-par 67 to win by two shots from England's Justin Rose.

DeChambeau started the second of four end-of-season events leading the FedEx Cup after winning the Northern Trust.

The top 70 in the standings will play in the third event which begins on Thursday in Pennsylvania.

Who will make US Ryder Cup team?

Perhaps of more importance, DeChambeau's victory looks to have cemented his place in the United States Ryder Cup team as one of four wildcard picks.

Eight players have already automatically qualified for the team to face Europe at Le Golf National in Paris, and captain Jim Furyk will name three of his picks at 22:00 BST on Tuesday - the fourth will be named on 10 September.

DeChambeau, who has never played in the biennial event, finished ninth on the list, while fourteen-time major winner Tiger Woods is also likely to be included.

The former world number one was unsure if he would ever play again after undergoing back surgery in 2017.

He was outside of the world's top 1,000 this time last year but has climbed back into the top 30 after finishing joint sixth at The Open in July and second at last month's PGA Championship.

Woods ended 11th on the US Ryder Cup rankings list and continued his comeback by finishing joint 24th at in Bsoton.

The 42-year-old started the final round just outside the top 10 and was three under for the day after 11, four shots off the lead, before dropping three shots in three holes to finish with a level-par 71.

Five-time major winner Phil Mickelson is also hotly tipped to be included for what would be a record 12th Ryder Cup - England's Nick Faldo is the only other player to compete in 11.

The left-hander, who was 10th in the US standings, shot his lowest round of the season on Monday, an eight-under-par 63, to finish three ahead of Woods.

The 48-year-old said: "Hopefully, that will make it a lot easier for Jim. I'd love to be on that team."

Moving up the rankings

DeChambeau's win in Massachusetts makes him the second player - after Vijay Singh in 2008 - to win the first two legs of the FedEx Cup play-offs.

It is his fourth win on the PGA Tour in just over one year and he is projected to move to number seven in the world rankings.

"It's such an honour to be able to do it so early in my career," he told Sky Sports.

"That's something I've been working on doing for a long time and hopefully I can get closer to that number one spot.

"If I keep doing my game its going to be tough to beat," he added.

Rose's three-under-par 68 saw him take second position, one shot ahead of Australian Cameron Smith.

World number one Dustin Johnson, who is second in the FedEx Cup standings, finished in a tie for seventh, five shots off the lead.

European Ryder Cup team-mates Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton finished tied for 12th at 10 under after one-under and two-over final rounds respectively.

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Comment posted by GALAXY, at 01:22 4 Sep 2018
BDC in awesome form at present. Well done on another tour win.
Comment posted by jjames, at 06:41 4 Sep 2018
Bryson DeChambeau the robotic genius who everybody laughed at just a few short years ago. He was the only player on that back nine that stuck to the basics as everbody else chasing him started to fade.

Rose's performance is a leason for any pro - played pretty average the last 2 rounds but still managed to hang in and finish 2nd.
Comment posted by U17143840, at 11:45 4 Sep 2018
Well done Bryson DeChambeau. What a strong character he must be to break the mold an do it his own way. It's not easy on the eye but who cares. Tyrrell Hatton on the other hand was an utter disgrace last night. His behavior on the golf course should not be tolerated.
Comment posted by cocothered, at 10:30 4 Sep 2018
He does not anchor the putter in the technical sense of the word but the top of the long putter is pretty much locked against his upper inner arm allowing a wrist free pendulum style stroke - only a matter of time before the R@A/USGA look at this I think and decree that no part of the putter should touch any part of the body other than their hands
Comment posted by Ianfursie, at 10:26 4 Sep 2018
Not a BDC lover. Takes far too long selecting clubs and incessant chat with his caddie 5 yards here or there. He's played 4-5 rounds this week on the course before yesterday they were still plotting their way round. Its not science. He knows how far he hits each club. Pick one and hit it where you want. Simple. Top effort winning though hats off least he smiled...
Comment posted by Dave Mack, at 12:11 4 Sep 2018
@TrueEvertonian

TV coverage in the US broadcast every single shot of Tigers yesterday despite him finishing 9 behind the leader, including following him walk from most greens to tees. It's become the norm in as they hunt ratings. We saw about 6 shots from Kopeka who played with him and finished ahead. Even some of BDC shots were shown on tape so we could watch Tiger line up his putts live!
Comment posted by david, at 09:10 4 Sep 2018
@gmac - Cobra have been selling same length Irons for the last two years. Don't think they're selling particularly well.
Comment posted by TheGMen, at 18:33 4 Sep 2018
Ridiculously skewed coverage with absurd commentary regarding Tiger Woods suggesting that Jacks’s Major record will be beaten.
TW’s made a fabulous comeback but that’s all.
To hear the Sky Commentary team fawn to each other, let alone to TW, was cringeworthy.
There were some awesome performances by a number of players and you have to hand it to BAD he showed bottle to win 2 in a row.
Comment posted by timepasser, at 19:55 4 Sep 2018
Current standard is awesome and so many talents being so competitive ,every shot a pressure shot . Thank you @30 ,BDC only refined the shortened long irons .My son got the same done by a local club fitter to his old Nikes. People should know ,(despite the makers claims ) the only thing that can win anyone a Tourney,is the bloke swinging them.
Comment posted by betty swollox, at 14:51 4 Sep 2018
Agree with 14. BDC putting action can only be described as bracing. We need a ruling that only the hands can touch the club. This would mean curtains for others too, but is only fair . Time (yet again) for the PGA/r&a to wake up.
Comment posted by JimmyC, at 14:35 4 Sep 2018
23. ... then again, how long are dechambeau's wedges ... he'd probably be the one player who could bypass that rule too.
Comment posted by sharrison01, at 14:14 4 Sep 2018
The issue of his putting style is one that may or may not affect his performance but the real issue is how to rule against this as it is not against the current anchoring rules. I think the governing bodies should simply state that the putter has to be the shortest club in the bag as unless players are willing to have lengthened wedges it would solve all issues around anchoring or not.
Comment posted by Spoofers, at 13:42 4 Sep 2018
Glad someone commented on Hatton.
Saw him get into an argument with a tuft of grass beside the green. After he played he then hit it with his putter and then stomped it a couple of times like a two year old.
Embarassing
Comment posted by andy, at 18:21 4 Sep 2018
Europe will be hoping TW is selected as he is not a team player and is a weak link in matchplay golf. Everyone in the European team will want to play and beat him
Comment posted by Dave Mack, at 17:27 4 Sep 2018
Great credit is due Rosey. The field were something like -110 on the front nine yesterday and +15 on the back. Rose had a horrible start and shot +2 on the front followed by an amazing -5 on the back.

What a great temperament he has. Absolutely no one hangs in there better.

Hatton might want to spend some time with Justin Rose if he wants a long career in golf.
Comment posted by Chris Curry, at 16:25 4 Sep 2018
@3 Utter tosh! Same length irons have been around for ages & have been used by both Bobby Jones & Moe Norman in the past.

@7 Cobra, Wishon & Sterling do them currently.

@19 Horrible swing to you but based on pure physics & Homer Kelly's Golfing Machine. Pretty swings do not always equal pretty results.

@25 20 years too late. The R&A & USGA only moaned when majors were being won with them.
Comment posted by JimmyC, at 15:40 4 Sep 2018
26. Of course it gives you an advantage. That's why it was banned. All that is being kicked around here is how well/poorly that ban is being enforced.
Comment posted by JimmyC, at 13:11 4 Sep 2018
Great win for Chuck Beret, but I find him unwatchable, bloody horrible swing, and I'm not convinced about that putting stroke either.
Comment posted by dundeeboy, at 07:56 4 Sep 2018
BDC's same-length clubs are less of an issue than how he 'uses' the long putter. It is 'anchored' to his inner arm. It's also no coincidence that Adam Scott has returned to some form since he went back to the long putter; even though Scott has modified his previous technique with it. Let's have a regulatory maximum length for the flat stick........not sure that gimmicks would help BDC then!
Comment posted by opp, at 10:12 5 Sep 2018
Matt 35 - no , you dont know what anchoring is, Chris Does, be like Chris :)

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