Bryson DeChambeau knows what it takes to win a U.S. Open, but it’s been almost a decade since he arrived at one so out of form at the majors.The champion in 2020 at Winged Foot and at Pinehurst No.2 in 2024 has endured a miserable start to his major season – and now heads to the fearsome challenge of Shinnecock Hills for this year’s tournament.DeChambeau endured a Masters to forget in AprilGettyThe American has missed the cut at both majors in 2026GettyDeChambeau was a back-to-back winner on the breakaway circuit in March, but produced a miserable showing at the Masters to miss the cut.Having carded rounds of 76 and 74 at Augusta, he would have hoped to bounce back at the PGA Championship, but another concerning showing followed at Aronimink.A seven-over-par total saw him miss the weekend at the second major of the year, having also missed the cut at Oakmont for last year’s U.S. Open.Despite all that, DeChambeau trails only Jon Rahm in the LIV standings, but recent form is not good heading to the most demanding of tests on Long Island.View Tweet: https://x.com/usopengolf?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwWith that in mind, somewhat desperate times have called for desperate measures.DeChambeau testing new equipment ahead of U.S. OpenNoted for his love of experimentation, the 32-year-old arrived at the Masters with a 3D-printed iron that was the subject of much intrigue.Now on the eve of the 2026 renewal of his national championship, the divisive American appears to be considering a major equipment change.It has been noted that a couple of new and unseen drivers by TaylorMade have found their way on to the USGA Confirming Driver List.Qi4D Proto 200+ Version 1 and Qi4D Proto 200+ Version 2 were the unexpected drivers on the list, accompanied by images.Internet sleuths and social media detectives have done the digging and come up with DeChambeau’s name because the 7-degree loft is similar to his most recent big stick — the Krank Formula Fire Pro, which he plays at 6 degrees.DeChambeau is a two-time US Open championGettyThe American heads to Shinnecock Hills in the worst major form of his careerGettyA picture shared on social media of DeChambeau’s practice round alongside Patrick Reed also had the social media detectives piecing together the evidence.For a man who pushes the boundaries, all eyes will now be on his tee time on Thursday and Friday in Long Island.DeChambeau is in a high profile group on Thursday alongside European Ryder Cup stars and fellow major champions Matt Fitzpatrick and Victor Hovland.Miserable in the majorsDeChambeau’s recent run is only punctured by a tie for 10th at The Open last year, and means for the first time in his career he has missed three cuts in four majors.In stark contrast prior to Oakmont last year he had missed one cut in his previous 10 major championships with five top six finishes, including the title in 2024.It promises to be as tough a test as there is in major golf.The last time the U.S. Open was at Shinnecock eight years ago, it prompted wholescale change in Rory McIlroy‘s game and a furious Phil Mickelson handed a two-shot penalty.Brooks Koepka was the champion in 2018, and his one-over-par total is the only time in 12 years the winning score has been over par at the tournament.Not only is the course set up among the toughest in the world, but the weather is threatening to cause chaos over the weekend“It is perfect today, temps in the low 70s, lots of sunshine and the wind that has beat us up all week long is down,” Rex Hoggard from Golf Channel reported on Wednesday morning as practise rounds got underway.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/USOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“That will not be the case for the opening round, and we haven’t had any round all week, but on Thursday it goes up to 40% in the morning and goes all the way through.“But the bigger deal on that forecast is the winds, up to 20mph and with gusts up to 40mph which is what we saw on Monday when the guys showed up.“There is always a nervous energy on the even of a major championship but that forecast is causing a lot of anxiety.”Stay up to date with all the news from the U.S. Open across our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ET.