Bryson DeChambeau Wins 2017 John Deere Classic with 6-Under in Round 4

Bryson DeChambeau did his job. He went low, birdied his final two holes and sat there and waited things out to see how Patrick Rodgers would fare under pressure.

Not well, it seems.

DeChambeau a one-stroke victory at the 2017 John Deere Classic. The 23-year-old finished at 18 under and shot a six-under 65 on the final day at TPC Deere Run to earn his first PGA victory. His only other professional victory prior to Sunday was the 2016 DAP Championship on the Web.com Tour.

"I've just been working so hard my whole life to try and do this, and to finally have it happen at the John Deere, where I started pretty much a couple of years ago, is just incredible," DeChambeau told reporters after the event. 

Rodgers, who entered the day as the leader, finished alone in second place at 17 under. Wesley Bryan and Rick Lamb each finished at 16 under and tied for third. Five golfers, highlighted by Steve Stricker, tied for fifth place at 15 under.

DeChambeau's win is made all the more impressive by the way he did it. After making the turn at even par after just one bogey and one birdie on the front nine, DeChambeau kicked it into high gear on the back. He posted back-to-back birdies on Nos. 10 and 11, 13 and 14 and closed it out with a pair on Nos. 17 and 18.

Even DeChambeau said part of the win came due to his unorthodox playing style. 

"I think that's the true meaning behind what I try and do is I show everybody that look there's plenty of ways to do it and I like doing it my way and I feel comfortable doing it my way," he said. "Whatever way you want to do it out there, you can do it."

Rodgers fired off rounds of 65 and 64 to open the tournament with a command over the field and entered the day as the leader. Continuing to play the aggressive style that got him to the cusp of a championship ultimately backfired a bit, especially on the par-five 17th—a hole that was asking to be birdied.

"Yeah, I don't really have a ton of regrets. I'm proud of myself for staying aggressive all day," Rodgers told reporters after the tournament. "Obviously you look back on the back nine, and making bogeys on 14 and 17, that's where I lost the golf tournament; two pretty simple holes.

"But I made bogeys being aggressive, and I wouldn't go back and change anything. I'm looking forward to be in this position again soon."