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media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/53/940x/secondary/278855.jpg?r=1730730082780" media="screen and (min-width:1200px)"><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/53/590x/secondary/278855.avif?r=1730730082780" media="screen"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/53/590x/secondary/278855.webp?r=1730730082780" media="screen"><img src="https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/53/590x/secondary/278855.jpg?r=1730730082780" alt="Bryson DeChambeau" title="Bryson DeChambeau" width="590" height="345"></picture></p><span class="newsCaption">Bryson DeChambeau is very proud of his U.S. Open win <span class="caption">(Image: Getty Images)</span></span></div><div class="text-description"><p>Bryson DeChambeau, one of the biggest stars of the Saudi-backed <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" title="LIV Golf " href="/latest/liv-golf" target="_blank">LIV Golf</a> league, has no doubt <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="/sport/golf/153560/Bryson-DeChambeau-LIV-Golf-pga-tour-merger" target="_blank">delighted its chiefs</a> by showcasing his <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" title="US Open" href="/latest/us-open" target="_blank">U.S. Open</a> trophy at his alma mater.</p><p>The American golfer returned to Southern Methodist University (SMU) to flaunt his prize to students watching the SMU Mustangs American Football team. <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" title="Bryson DeChambeau shows true colours with Rory McIlroy reply after US.. Open win" href="/sport/golf/140728/Bryson-DeChambeau-US-Open-Rory-McIlroy" target="_blank">DeChambeau had edged out Rory McIlroy to clinch the U.S. Open</a> in the summer, marking his first major championship and his first since joining the LIV Golf tour in 2022.</p><p>The 31-year-old has been eager to display the trophy since his victory in June, but sharing it with SMU students was perhaps his proudest moment. <a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" title="Bryson DeChambeau" href="/latest/bryson-dechambeau" target="_blank">DeChambeau</a>, who attended the university from 2012 to 2016, is the first alumnus to win a golf major.</p><ul><li><strong><a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="/sport/golf/153503/liv-golf-star-pga-ban" target="_blank">LIV Golf star facing 'absurd' PGA Tour ban despite never being a member</a></strong></li><li><strong><a data-link-tracking="InArticle|Link" href="/sport/golf/153485/donald-trump-golf-tiger-woods" target="_blank">Donald Trump tried to 'cheat' 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