PGA Championship: Bryson DeChambeau, once the toast of golf, is in real trouble now
Bryson DeChambeau is in serious trouble at the PGA Championship, facing a second missed cut.
Bryson DeChambeau is set to miss the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship, marking his first failure to reach the third round since 2019. This follows a series of struggles, including a poor performance at The Masters and uncertainty surrounding LIV Golf funding.
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It's been a rough few months for Bryson DeChambeau.
After struggling at The Masters in April, then watching as funding was pulled from LIV Golf, putting his professional future up in the air, DeChambeau came into Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania seeking to overcome his recent misfortunes.
Instead, they've only piled on. DeChambeau is tracking to miss the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship, which would be the first time since 2019 he's failed to reach the third round of the tournament.
Here's a look at DeChambeau's worst performances in majors and where this year's PGA Championship struggles fall.
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DeChambeau's appearance at Aronimink this year was his ninth at the PGA Championship. In four of those years, he had top-4 finishes, including sole possession of second place with a -20 score in 2024 and a tie for second in 2025 with a score of -6.
Bryson DeChambeau is on track to miss the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship.
His performance at the 2026 PGA Championship is being compared to his worst major performances, highlighting a significant decline.
The last time Bryson DeChambeau failed to reach the third round of a major was in 2019.
DeChambeau has faced challenges including a poor showing at The Masters and uncertainty due to funding issues with LIV Golf.
Bryson DeChambeau is in serious trouble at the PGA Championship, facing a second missed cut.
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But if his score holds, DeChambeau's missed cut in 2026 would mark the third time, and first since 2019, that he has failed to play into the third round of a PGA Championship. Sitting at +10 after two rounds, that would be DeChambeau's worst career score at the event.
In 2018 when he missed the cut, DeChambeau sat at +1, and in 2019, he missed the cut at +6.
Both of DeChambeau's performances at the 2026 majors so far are among his worst.
However, it's unlikely he'll top his worst-ever score at a major, which is a tie between two tournaments — first, at the 2017 Open Championship. DeChambeau, playing in the fifth major of his young career, scored a +13 at that event, missing the cut. Then, he also posted a +13 at the 2022 U.S. Open, imploding over the weekend after a fine start.
In 2026, DeChambeau has now missed the cut at +6 at The Masters and is tracking to do the same by sitting at +10 at the PGA Championship.
Here's a look at his worst career scores at a major:
| Year | Major | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Open Championship | +13 | Missed cut |
| 2022 | U.S. Open | +13 | T-56 |
| 2018 | U.S. Open | +12 | T-25 |
| 2022 | Masters | +12 | Missed cut |
| 2025 | U.S. Open | +10 | Missed cut |
| 2026 | PGA Championship | +10 (through 14 in R2) | TBD |
| 2015 | U.S. Open | +9 | Missed cut |
| 2024 | Open Championship | +9 | Missed cut |
While it's not his worst score at a major, DeChambeau's performance over the last two days in Pennsylvania would be his worst at a PGA Championship.
The major has typically been one of his better events, especially in recent years, but DeChambeau's 2026 score of +10 would be the worst he's posted since his 2017 PGA Championship debut.
Here's a look at DeChambeau's history at the major:
| Year | Score | Result | Location |
| 2017 | +3 | T-33 | Quail Hollow Club |
| 2018 | +1 | Missed cut | Bellerive Country Club |
| 2019 | +6 | Missed cut | Bethpage State Park BK Course |
| 2020 | -10 | T-4 | TPC Harding Park |
| 2021 | +3 | T-38 | Ocean Course at Kiawah Island |
| 2023 | -3 | T-4 | Oak Hill Country Club - East Course |
| 2024 | -20 | 2nd | Valhalla Golf Club |
| 2025 | -6 | T-2 | Quail Hollow Club |
| 2026 | +10 (through 14 in R2) | TBD | Aronimink Golf Club |
DeChambeau's struggles at Aronimink Golf Club would mark the 12th time in his career that he's missed the cut at a major.
While the two-time U.S. Open champion has had plenty of other good finishes, he's now poised to miss the cut twice in a row at a major for just the second time in his career.