Rory McIlroy blasts Bryson DeChambeau for holding The Open ‘hostage’ over penalty chaos: 'It is performative'
Rory McIlroy unloaded one of his biggest shots of the day on Saturday at The Open during the press conference.McIlroy, 37, unloaded on Bryson DeChambeau when asked about his conduct on Friday after the 32-year-old was assessed a two-stroke penalty after a lengthy and heated interaction with rules officials well after the round."I won’t pretend to be up here and defend Bryson," McIlroy told reporters after shooting a 1-under 69 in the third round. "I’m not particularly fond of him.
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Rory McIlroy unloaded one of his biggest shots of the day on Saturday at The Open during the press conference.McIlroy, 37, unloaded on Bryson DeChambeau when asked about his conduct on Friday after the 32-year-old was assessed a two-stroke penalty after a lengthy and heated interaction with rules officials well after the round."I won’t pretend to be up here and defend Bryson," McIlroy told reporters after shooting a 1-under 69 in the third round. "I’m not particularly fond of him. I think a lot of it is performative. I think a lot of it’s for attention."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"To hold the tournament hostage like that," McIlroy continued, "and to have all of us — players, volunteers, everyone — waiting on him to depart, I didn’t feel like it was a great look."The reigning two-time Masters champion said he had no doubts that DeChambeau improved the line for his backswing; and that his actions "didn’t seem right.""I think there’s no doubt that he improved the line of his backswing," McIlroy said.
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- Rory McIlroy unloaded one of his biggest shots of the day on Saturday at The Open during the press conference.McIlroy, 37, unloaded on Bryson DeChambeau when asked about his conduct on Friday after the 32-year-old was assessed a two-stroke penalty after a lengthy and heated interaction with rules officials well after the round."I won’t pretend to be up here and defend Bryson," McIlroy told reporters after shooting a 1-under 69 in the third round. "I’m not particularly fond of him.
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Rory McIlroy blasts Bryson DeChambeau for holding The Open ‘hostage’ over penalty chaos: 'It is performative'
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