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DeChambeau reignites OWGR debate as U.S. Open champion makes world No. 1 claim

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DeChambeau reignites OWGR debate as U.S. Open champion makes world No. 1 claim

Bryson DeChambeau has moved back into the world’s top-10 thanks to victory at the U.S. Open, but the LIV Golf star has implied that he feels he should be higher in the list

Bryson DeChambeau addressed the world rankings(Getty Images)

Bryson DeChambeau has admitted that he feels like the best player in the world on the back of his second major championship victory at the U.S. Open last Sunday.

DeChambeau played his part in a final round for the ages, pipping PGA Tour rival Rory McIlroy by a single shot to to be crowned champion at Pinehurst No. 2. The victory continued the LIV Golf star’s impressive run in the majors this season, and saw him return into the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) for the first time in two years.




Like many other LIV stars, DeChambeau’s world ranking has taken a huge hit since making the Saudi switch and found himself outside the top 200 in the world just two months ago heading into April’s Masters.

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The Crushers captain is yet to become the world’s No. 1 player in his career but believes he was playing as good as anyone on the back of back-to-back wins in 2018, a feeling that has returned to his golf game on the back of his flagship victory in North Carolina last weekend.

Ahead of LIV Nashville this week, DeChambeau was asked whether he felt he was the best golfer on the planet currently, replying: “What’s funny is in 2018 when I won back-to-back FedExCup Playoff events, I felt like even though the OWGR didn’t reflect me being No. 1, I felt like I was No. 1.

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