Bryson DeChambeau's very bad day reached rock bottom when he hit 2 straight balls out of bounds attempting one of the most aggressive golf shots you'll see

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Bryson DeChambeau's very bad day reached rock bottom when he hit 2 straight balls out of bounds attempting one of the most aggressive golf shots you'll see
Bryson DeChambeau and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.Jamie Squire/Getty Images
  • Bryson DeChambeau fell apart at the par-5 No. 15 on Friday at the Memorial Tournament, posting a 10 that forced him outside the cut line.
  • DeChambeau's 10 came after he decided to push for a blind second shot out of the rough, and hit two straight balls out of bounds.
  • While DeChambeau's newfound muscle has changed the way he plays golf courses, moments like his meltdown on Friday show that he can't always win on long drives alone.
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Bryson Dechambeau had a meltdown for the ages on Friday at the Memorial Tournament.

In his first tournament since winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic two weeks ago, DeChambeau was sitting at +1 with four holes to play in the second round. With the cut line hovering around +3, DeChambeau only needed to play cleanly in order to make it to the weekend.

Instead, he unraveled.

On the par-5 No. 15, DeChambeau's drive took a wide turn, forcing him to take a drop and leaving him with an awkward, blind second shot out of the deep rough.

While other players might have simply opted to lay up and play from there, DeChambeau decided to go for it, pulling out his 3 wood and heaving with all of his might. He sent his ball flying just past a fence some ways off the green, settling out of bounds.

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At this point, other players might have taken their lumps, realized the error of their ways, and decided to chip out and do what they could to survive to the weekend.

DeChambeau decided to take the "Tin Cup" path, whipping out his 3 wood once again to give it another go.

Out of bounds.

Still in the rough, DeChambeau was now on his seventh shot. He went for it again. As the ball came off the club, DeChambeau seemed to believe he had put it OB again, conceding that it was time to lay up and move on with his day.

Thankfully, Bryson was wrong — this one had finally landed in a playable spot.

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The drama wouldn't stop there. Once DeChambeau made it to where his shots had landed, it looked for a second as though his first shot out of the woods might be playable.

After a rules official came over to explain that the ball was still out due to its position relative to the fence, DeChambeau asked for a second opinion.

The second rules official agreed with the first — DeChambeau's ball was out of bounds.

Bryson DeChambeau's very bad day reached rock bottom when he hit 2 straight balls out of bounds attempting one of the most aggressive golf shots you'll see
Sometimes even the biggest stars in golf need to do a bit of mental math.Golf Channel

After chipping onto the green and hitting two putts, DeChambeau would leave the hole with a 10. When his ball finally settled in the hole, DeChambeau was left to do some mental math to calculate what number to write down on his scorecard.

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Bryson's 10 pushed him from +1 on the weekend to +6, well above the cut line — for the first time since January, DeChambeau would not play through the weekend.

On Twitter, fans were in awe of DeChambeau's meltdown.

DeChambeau clearly wasn't pleased with his meltdown. As Bryson walked off the green, his caddie played a little defense between his golfer and the cameras.

DeChambeau's new muscle has broken golf to some extent, but moments like his meltdown at No. 15 show that a long drive alone can't carry you to victory every week on Tour.

Whether you love him or hate him, there is no player in golf more fascinating to watch right now than Bryson DeChambeau.

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