Bryson DeChambeau’s 72nd hole bunker shot at the U.S. Open was amazing, but was it a major best? Here’s a golf lifer’s list

Bryson DeChambeau’s 72nd hole bunker shot at the U.S. Open was amazing, but was it a major best? Here’s a golf lifer’s list

Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 thanks to a stunning bunker shot Sunday on the 18th hole from 55 yards, knocking it to four feet for the par putt that gave him a one-shot victory. The bunker shot was remarkable, statistician Lou Stagner noting Sunday night that tour pros hit it that close from that distance only 1.7 percent of the time—and that’s not taking into account it was the final hole of the U.S. Open.

But was it the most clutch bunker shot ever on the final hole of a major? This one-man golf lifer decided to take a crack at trying to see where the shot stacked up compared to other historic shots. Again, here are the guidelines: final hole or final hole of a playoff in a major only. No Jordan Spieth at the Travelers Championship or Seve Ballesteros at PGA National in the Ryder Cup. No Tiger Woods on 18 in the third round of the 2002 PGA at Hazeltine National. Nothing against those events or the greatness of those shots, but majors matter the most and the final hole matters even more.

Feel free to disagree with that—or this list.