Bryson DeChambeau is a U.S. Open champion, and for now that will have to do.
He is among the great entertainers in golf, with a YouTube channel approaching 800,000 subscribers. He certainly is among the best players over the last three months. Just look at his record in the majors — a tie for sixth in the Masters, runner-up by one birdie putt in the PGA Championship, conqueror of the toughest test in golf to win the U.S. Open.
His swing speed is faster. His world ranking is climbing higher. His appeal is stronger.
That’s as close as DeChambeau gets to being part of the Olympics.
The four Americans heading to the Paris Games are Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, PGA champion Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and past U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark.