Bryson DeChambeau definitely didn’t make many friends during The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale last week.
DeChambeau actually surprised many by playing some exceptional golf during the first two rounds of The Open.
The 32-year-old American had missed the cut in the first three majors of the season, and he was being heavily tipped to do the same at Royal Birkdale.
What action, if any, should be taken against Bryson DeChambeau over his behaviour at The Open?
He even reportedly threatened to call the President…
However, Bryson DeChambeau‘s week at The Open quickly descended into nothing more than a farce, just minutes after he walked off the 18th green on Friday.
DeChambeau received a two-stroke penalty at The Open after R&A officials informed him that he had violated rule 8.1a on the fifth hole of his second round.
The LIV Golf star was deemed to have trampled down the grass behind his ball in the deep rough.
The two-time US Open champion did not agree with the ruling and threatened to pull out of the championship. He also suggested that he wanted to call Donald Trump in the hope that the US President would be able to sway the R&A.
What Trey Wingo learned about Bryson DeChambeau at The Open
Trey Wingo is one of the most straight-shooting golf analysts around.
So it is no surprise that he offered a brilliantly blunt take on the DeChambeau fiasco at Birkdale.
When speaking on his Straight Facts Homie YouTube show, Wingo revealed something very interesting he has learned about DeChambeau.
“He’s LIV’s biggest star. He’s their biggest star, even though John Rahm is maybe a more consistent and better player,“ Wingo said.
“So, if they’re continuing on some level, he’s going to be a business partner invested.
“So, basically, they’re like, ‘Bryson, do whatever you want’.
“Then we have the situation where he creates his YouTube content, which is great and interesting and engaging.
“And, you know, who’s in charge of that? Bryson DeChambeau.
“The thing that I have learned after watching Bryson, not only this past weekend, but when he was on the PGA Tour, when someone has an opinion or a ruling that he doesn’t agree with, he has a problem with that.
“We saw that when he was trying to get relief from ant hills. I believe it was at the Memorial one year, where his ball was up against a homeowner’s fence, and two rules officials said, ‘Yeah, you’re out of bounds’.
“And he says, ‘Well, I don’t think I am’, and that went on forever.
“Bryson has a problem with somebody telling him something other than what he thinks is correct.
“And I think that was on steroids on Friday evening at The Open.“
Trey Wingo has absolutely nailed that.
DeChambeau is told all year round on LIV Golf how great he is, and he is never questioned about anything.
When he plays in the majors that obviously isn’t the case, and he doesn’t like it one little bit.
There is certainly an element of childlike petulance in the 32-year-old’s behavior.
The fact that DeChambeau threatened to withdraw from The Open because he didn’t agree with the penalty that he received is quite frankly unacceptable.
It is perhaps even worse that he hasn’t come out and addressed the situation with an apology.
That just shows that Bryson DeChambeau doesn’t believe he did anything wrong in the aftermath of the rules violation.
And that in itself proves he will never change.
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