Bryson DeChambeau Gets Candid About Decision That Nearly Led to Penalty at US Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The consensus around this year's U.S Open at Oakmont Country Club is that the course is as difficult as any.

Struggles with the putter, including a three-putt to begin the championship, and a few too many trips to the rough that was too penal, “even for a guy like me,” resulted in a rocky three-over 73 Thursday for defending champion Bryson DeChambeau in the first round of the U.

The U.S. Open is set to tee off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, and Scottie Scheffler (+275), fresh off his PGA Championship win, is the favorite to win his second major in a row.

After struggles on an unforgiving course during Round 1 of the US Open, Bryson DeChambeau admitted that he wasn't at his best on Thursday.

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Bryson DeChambeau praised Scottie Scheffler ahead of defending his U.S. Open crown but struggled with Oakmont's brutal greens and pressure.

Bryson DeChambeau has won two U.S. Opens and millions of fans. But his grand golfing experiment is just getting started.