MAMARONECK, N.Y. — The most repeated, and accepted, prediction before the 2020 United States Open at Winged Foot Golf Club was that the golf course would overwhelm the field with its time-honored combination of elusive fairways and punishing rough. That forecast was not wrong. Every golfer but one failed to shoot under par in the championship this year. Not only was DeChambeau right, in the wake of his runaway six-stroke victory on Sunday at the 120th U.S. Open, but golf itself may be on the cusp of acceding to the new methodologies he espouses. The counterintuitive philosophies DeChambeau has preached and his unconventional tactics, including his belief that an intense strength-training regimen can significantly augment what has been largely considered a finesse sport, now have the validation of a major championship title.

Source: New York Times September 20, 2020 22:03 UTC