The American giant was in first place going into the third round, after a good start that included some big drives. Still, Joaquin Niemann passed the Crushers’ winner as the round went on. Niemann won his third LIV season trophy and a highly sought-after spot in the U.S. Open.

It was another rough Sunday for DeChambeau; it was his second in just two weeks. Rory McIlroy won the Masters earlier this month, ending DeChambeau’s 11-year major slump and taking away his chance at a first green jacket. This completed DeChambeau’s career Grand Slam.

Even though he was only two shots behind McIlroy going into the final day at Augusta National, he took the lead for a short time after only two holes on Sunday before making mistakes that cost him the lead. He must have longed to be forgiven in Mexico, but he failed again when it meant the most.

Many people thought DeChambeau would do well at Mexico City’s high elevation, where the thin air would make his already long driving journey even longer. It was clear all week that he was good at teeing off, but that didn’t help him win his first LIV crown since the previous year.

On day one, DeChambeau blazed through the course with an impressive eight-under-par 63. He then told the press, “The golf course is gettable, but it’s also awful.” There were times when I thought I could get it to nine or ten under, and other times when I thought, “Man, I could be three or two under easily if I don’t get my act together.”

He went on to talk about how strange the course was by saying, “It’s a teeter-totter golf course.” You can hit a drive close to the green, but it depends on how the grass is lying, where the flag is, and whether you can make some six- or seven-footers out here. The next day, questions were asked to get more information about the situations that caused the most problems, especially with the difficult pin positions.

He went on to describe the problems more fully: “So there are some places where the grass is really thick.” And you barely get into the rough. You can hit a very thick line, but the ball will come out dead, and you won’t be able to control it. There are also spots in the rough where it’s very hard, dry, and fast, and you can get fliers out of there.

At the end, when he talked about the greens, he emphasised how different the playing conditions were. When it comes to the greens, it’s almost impossible to get below the hole in some spots where the pins were put this week. Putting yourself in good places and giving yourself a chance to make birdie on every hole is really important, but it’s awful out here because it’s partly dry and partly wet.

It looked like DeChambeau won over the Mexican crowd, who gave him a lot of love even though he didn’t win. He said nice things about their support, “They’re amazing people who just want to cheer you on, support you, and shout your name really, really loud.