​Bryson DeChambeau is trying to avoid making a bit of unfortunate history this week at the Open Championship.The two-time U.S. Open champion has struggled in major championships in 2026, missing the cut at the Masters, PGA Championship and U.S. Open. He’s one of only three players who have played in all three majors to not make the weekend in any of them.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, he is trying to avoid becoming the first multiple-time major champion to miss the cut in all four majors since 1998.World Golf Hall of Fame and three-time Open champ Nick Faldo dubbed it “The Rough Slam.””We’ve got to name it, right?” he said in an interview with Sky Sports on Tuesday.Faldo didn’t hold back in his assessment of what is troubling DeChambeau and why he fears the Rough Slam could happen. “I’d say it to his face. He has zero clue of strategy,” Faldo said. “He said it last year, I think on TV, ‘I’m going to go out and attack the links.’ I’ve never attacked a links. You thread it, don’t you? You feed it down the fairway. It’s really important. You see the humps and the bumps and what have you and think, if I send it over and feed it nudges back into play. And he’ll stand up and just keep bombing away down there, can’t see where I’m going, it’s 20 yards wide. Oh, yeah, good luck.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPer stats guru Justin Ray, DeChambeau is two bad rounds away from becoming the first multiple major champion since Tom Watson and Ben Crenshaw to miss the weekend in the four biggest events of the year. The difference between those two is that they were both in their late 40s. DeChambeau is 32 and in the prime of his career. [Fellow major winner and LIV star Cam Smith achieved the dubious distinction of missing the cut at all four majors last year.]DeChambeau opened with a 78 last year at Royal Portrush but rallied to make the cut and finish T-10. His best finish in the championship is T-8 at St. Andrews in 2022. He hasn’t played since the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills last month, and his odds to win have dropped considerably (+6600) compared to the first three majors of the year.But none of that matters come Thursday. DeChambeau has the talent to contend at what’s going to be a firm and fast Royal Birkdale, and if his short game and putting are dialed in, he might avoid the infamy of the Cut Slam.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut the first goal is just getting there.Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Bryson DeChambeau trying to avoid major championship infamy at 2026 British Open