2021 U.S. Open: Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy top five golfers who can catch the three co-leaders

Two of the longest players in the world will look to run down the leaders at Torrey Pines

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- It appears as if Bryson DeChambeau has solved the modern U.S. Open. That does not mean he's going to win them all, and it does not even mean he's going to win on Sunday at Torrey Pines where he's two back with 18 holes to go, but his game was (perhaps unintentionally) rebuilt to contend for a full set of these trophies into the future. DeChambeau shot a startling 3-under 68 -- his first bogey-free round in major competition -- on Saturday that got him within two of the three-way lead between Mackenzie Hughes, Louis Oosthuizen and Russell Henley. After hitting 15 of 18 greens in regulation, he's now best situated of all the golfers chasing that trio to pull off another major and become just the eighth golfer to win back to back U.S. Opens. We'll get to DeChambeau in a minute, but first, let's look at the chances those top three have of winning the 121st U.S. Open. (Odds via William Hill Sportsbook) Mackenzie Hughes (-5): This one is a stunner. Hughes shot 68 on Saturday even though he's never finished in the top 50 in a major and came in having missed his last five cuts on the PGA Tour. Of everyone in the top 13 on this leaderboard, you could make the case the he would have been (by far) the most surprising champion on Sunday evening. He's a good player, but you can still make a variation of that case with him leading and just one round to go. Odds: 9-1