Bryson DeChambeau wanted a private moment away from the camera to be stretched out by his trainer in the middle of the third round of the US Open on Saturday.
He asked the cameras not to follow him, but NBC used a drone to get an overhead shot of the clubhouse leader and his trainer making DeChambeau feel his best.
Whatever stretches transpired in the woods clearly helped DeChambeau, as he hit his longest drive of the day on his next swing.
A strong approach on No 11 helped DeChambeau sink a birdie on the par-4 hole.
DeChambeau has mostly cruised at Pinehurst, holding a multiple-stroke lead for most of the back-stretch of Saturday’s round.
Bryson DeChambeau thought he was alone being stretched out by his trainer at the US Open
A drone found the US Open leader from above, who then hit his longest drive of the day
It is unclear if DeChambeau was told in the middle of his round that NBC flew a drone over what he intended to be a private stretching session.
DeChambeau hopes to close out his second major-tournament victory on Sunday, after nearly pulling off the feat at last month’s PGA Championship.
DeChambeau finished in second place behind Xander Schauffele after a phenomenal final round.
Now at Pinehurst. DeChambeau will likely be playing from out front as opposed to trying to chase down the leader.
DeChambeau’s one other previous major victory came at the 2020 US Open, meaning he has never won a major tournament not in the middle of a pandemic that came with crowd attendance limits.
The most likely challengers to disrupt DeChambeau’s second major victory look to be the trio of Rory McIlroy, Matthieu Pavon, and Patrick Cantlay.
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