The SI Golf staff debates whether Bryson DeChambeau can hold on Sunday at Pinehurst and if he should be going to the Paris Olympics.
My level of confidence is not overwhelming, but a three-shot lead gives you some room for error. And the way that DeChambeau bounced back quickly from his double bogey at the 16th to birdie the 17th was impressive. He wasn’t rattled. And playing in the final group with Matthieu Pavon should give him a huge crowd advantage.He has the energy. He has the fans behind him. And most important, he has the game, with all three rounds in the 60s.
The qualifying criteria is clear. There’s no controversy about it. The OWGR has been used to pick the team since Olympic Golf returned to the Games in 2016. That has not changed and DeChambeau—as we all know—is not getting points playing for LIV Golf. It is an unfortunate fallout from the overall division in the game. If there where a vehicle to pick DeChambeau like there is for at-large picks in the Ryder Cup, this would be a far different discussion.
DeChambeau and Ludvig Aberg were asked by the USGA to pick up their pace of play with four holes to go Saturday. Other groups have fallen behind this week and backups around the course have slowed play. The USGA should penalize slow players in its marquee championship.In all of professional golf, assessing penalty strokes for slow play would go a long way to speeding up the game. But given the way it is enforced now, it would be very difficult to do it in this setting.
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