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Bryson DeChambeau fails to stay in contention with 6-over 76 in long day at PGA Championship

By DAN GELSTONYahoo Sports

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau's attempted climb up the PGA Championship leaderboard took a serious detour when his tee shot on No. 2 plopped on the stairs of a hospitality tent.

DeChambeau wasn't sure how to play that shot, telling officials, “I'm so confused right now. ” Confused by the lie, confounded by the course, DeChambeau is on the brink of missing the cut of his second straight major following his breakdown at the Masters. DeChambeau, a two-time U.

S. Open champion, was a disaster in his opening round at Aronimink Golf Club and shot a 6-over 76, about six weeks after Amen Corner put him through the wringer again at the Masters. Take the eighth hole at Aronimink.

DeChambeau flubbed a pitch from the rough so badly that the ball landed short of the green and rolled right back to his feet on the closely mown area around the putting surface. The initials on his yardage book seemed to sum up DeChambeau's day. B.

A. D. This 76 is his worst score to par ever in the PGA Championship.

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