Bryson DeChambeau continues to attract attention for his behaviour off the course as well as on it after round one of The Open Championship.
DeChambeau has made a very strong start to the tournament, with his three-under 67 placing him T4 in the leaderboard heading into round two.
But the LIV Golf star continued his controversial dealings with the media after his opening round, which is incidentally reminiscent of golfing legend Tiger Woods.
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Like he did at the PGA Championship and the US Open, DeChambeau declined to speak to TV and written press on Thursday at Royal Birkdale.
He did, however, agree to an interview with an R&A official with pre-approved questions, where he briefly analyzed his start to the tournament.
Also, DeChambeau shared his delight at playing with Scottie Scheffler, with that pairing set to continue alongside Tyrrell Hatton on Friday.
Intriguingly, it is certainly not the first time that a player has adopted such a unique approach with the media.
Most notably, golfing icon Woods opted against speaking to the media before the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.
Instead, he answered questions submitted by fans through Facebook and Twitter in a video on his website.
It came immediately after his T40 finish at The Masters, during which Woods was criticized for kicking his club after a poor tee shot on the par-3 16th hole in round two.
Woods went on to miss the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship, but it already looks like DeChambeau will avoid that fate at The Open Championship.
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Of course, DeChambeau was unable to avoid that fate in all three of the previous major championships this season.
He finished on six-over at The Masters, seven-over at the PGA Championship, and five-over at the US Open.
Three missed cuts represented a disastrous run of form on the big stage, with the American then acting poorly off the course by skipping his media duties.
DeChambeau has himself admitted that there is a lot of golf left to be played at Royal Birkdale, but it would take a monumental collapse for him to suffer another missed cut.
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