Bryson DeChambeau has made statements to the publication Morning Read trying to contextualise and explain his comments at the conclusion of the Masters Tournament. The US Open champion, who mentioned twice, visibly upset, that Rory McIlroy did not speak to him during the entire final round, now wants to clarify, 48 hours later and in light of the stir that has been generated, that “there was no bad blood in McIlroy’s attitude”. This clarification is appreciated, which he did not make on Sunday, probably due to the agitation of the moment, right after finishing the round, or simply by oversight.
DeChambeau described Rory’s attitude this way: “He was stoic all day, there was nothing more. I thought: he just didn’t talk to me. It wasn’t a snub; there’s no bad blood or anything. It was like what Tiger did with Tony. It’s the same dynamic, but it wasn’t with bad intentions and that’s how things happen. I wish people wouldn’t interpret things, but you know people will.” (By the way, regarding Tiger, he refers to his victory in the 2019 Masters and they were in groups of three. Along with him and Finau was also Francesco Molinari).
Bryson, being a scientist, should know better than anyone that when things are not explained well, it leads to interpretations. Even more so given the tone he used and for bringing up the matter twice. Moreover, it was he who brought up the topic of Rory not speaking to him, no one directly asked him about that matter or about the relationship they had during the match. The specific question was: “How did you see Rory in there signing the card?”. And his response was: “I don’t know, I haven’t spoken to him all day”. No one had asked him if they had spoken, and he could have answered perfectly without needing to emphasise this point. So, good on DeChambeau for clarifying what happened and downplaying it, but wrong on his part for shooting the messenger when he knows perfectly well that it is not the case.
DeChambeau terminó ‘picado’ con McIlroy en la ronda final del Masters
Regarding the outcome of the Masters, DeChambeau states that McIlroy deserved the victory. “He deserved it, he fought with everything and absolutely did what he had to do to win. Sometimes it seemed scary, but it was a rollercoaster for everyone. Last year I also had a rollercoaster in the US Open. He did it this year in the Masters. So it was fun to be part of the story”.
Finally, he explained that he will have no problem congratulating McIlroy when the PGA Championship arrives, just as Rory congratulated DeChambeau for the US Open when they met at the next major, the Open Championship at Royal Troon. Although a bit late, everything is clarified. Good on DeChambeau for taking this step forward.
