On the 16th day, Bryson DeChambeau’s challenge was finally over. The LIV Golf star had been trying to make a hole-in-one over the roof of his stunning mansion in Texas.

The two-time U.S. Open champion has documented the challenge on social media, taking incrementally increasing attempts each day to fly the ball over a two-story wing of his house with fear-inspiring floor-to-ceiling windows and into the hole on the green on the other side.

There had been many near misses for the world No. 10, who stuck his very first attempt of the challenge to a foot from the cup. He later saw efforts dribble agonizingly past the hole while another clattered into the base of the flag and bounced away.

But with his 14th shot on Wednesday – and 134th shot of the challenge – DeChambeau found the bottom of the cup. A crisply struck wedge drew over the roof of his home and landed a foot short and right of the cup, hopping forward and spinning into the side of the hole.

“It’s in!” bellowed a cameraman on the roof, sparking jubilant celebrations from DeChambeau. This is a man who has won some of golf’s richest prizes, but he could not contain his joy.

He leapt into the air and threw his arms wildly before taking off and and sprinting around his house and towards the green. “Are you kidding me?” he shouted. “Let’s go baby! I can’t believe I finally made that. Are you kidding me?”

DeChambeau has managed to juggle perhaps the best year of his playing career – finishing sixth and second at The Masters and PGA Championship, respectively, before winning his second U.S. Open – with his booming popularity as a content creator.

The 31-year-old has created one of the most popular golf channels on YouTube, surging to 1.6 million subscribers. His popularity has been boosted by hugely successful videos starring the likes of President-elect Donald Trump and six-time major champion Phil Mickelson.

DeChambeau’s video with Trump has amassed more than 13 million views alone, and his success on YouTube has helped power an explosion in popularity. Once seen as a villain and an outsider by many followers of the game, he ascended to fan-favorite status in 2024.

DeChambeau discussed the role of YouTube and social media in transforming his image ahead of The Open Championship in July. He said: “I think I’ve always been who I’ve been. I’ve definitely matured a lot. It’s been a growing process for me over the course of time.

“YouTube has massively helped, I can tell you that, being able to just release the emotions in the way that I know I can. When I was a kid, I was super emotional obviously, but I got frustrated on the golf course, I got really excited on the golf course.

“Just really defining that and refining that to a place where I am today has been a lot of work in progress. It’s just taken time for me to have a better, bigger perspective on life and also having a platform where I can showcase that and refine it to a really cool, cool level and give people some great entertainment.”