It only feels right that the reigning titleholder at the golf championship that, at least in theory, anyone can win is the player who leans into the role of the sport’s most relatable everyman, Bryson DeChambeau.

And it only feels right that at the U.S. Open – a tournament built to humble and punish the best in the game as much as celebrate them – DeChambeau earned his title by hitting a shot that virtually no man can hit.

A plaque now sits outside the bunker on the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2, enshrining the spot where DeChambeau placed his name in the history books with what he called “the shot of my life” – a 55-yard blast from the sand to 4 feet with the trophy hanging in the balance on Sunday at last year’s Open.

Defense of the title begins Thursday at Oakmont, getting ready to h

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