Wild ride for DeChambeau leaves him tied with Cantlay
OWINGS MILLS, MD. » Baltimore delivered a big crowd for its first PGA Tour stop in nearly 60 years, and Bryson DeChambeau delivered a big dose of entertainment.
That covered a lot of territory Saturday at the BMW Championship.
DeChambeau had backto-back eagles with sheer strength and a remarkable touch with the putter. And then he had consecutive holes with shots into the water that cost him a fourshot lead.
“It was definitely colorful,” DeChambeau said.
He had to settle for a share of the lead with Patrick Cantlay, whose classic style and unwavering patience in the wake of DeChambeau’s wild ride worked equally well.
So crazy was this action that DeChambeau went from a one-shot deficit to a threeshot lead in the span of two holes with his long eagle putts, only for Cantlay to go from a four-shot deficit to a one-shot lead in two holes on the back nine with his birdies and DeChambeau’s blunders.
DeChambeau steadied himself over the final three holes for a 5-under 67. Cantlay didn’t drop a shot until the final hole when he drove into deep rough and an 8-foot par putt caught the left side of the hole. His lone bogey gave him a 66.
“It was another day on an easy, soft golf course, so you needed to make a bunch of birdies. I thought I played really well, all in all. I didn’t make too many mistakes,” he said. “I thought it was a good day and I’m in a good spot for tomorrow.”
They were at 21-under 195, and Sunday had the trappings of a two-man race.