Rory McIlroy stunned as Bryson DeChambeau takes ruthless public dig over US Open collapse
Rory McIlroy admitted he had no comeback after Bryson DeChambeau delivered a few harsh words over his US Open collapse. The Northern Irishman threw away a huge lead over DeChambeau with three dropped shots on the closing four holes to blow a Major he seemed destined to win. McIlroy was left distraught by a shambolic ending to his US Open campaignGetty It has been ten years since McIlroy claimed a success in one of the Majors, and at Pinehurst, it looked as if that run was going to end. Leading by two shots with five holes to play, it seemed as if he would end that long wait without a Major title. However, it wasn’t to be, and ahead of the special event, The Showdown, between McIlroy, DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler, the American made a public dig at McIlroy, although it was all said in jest. LIV Golf published a video of the pair practicing at the Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas. In that clip, McIlroy says: “I’d like to go up against Bryson and get him back for what he did to me at the US Open.” DeChambeau responded by saying: “To be fair, you kind of did that to yourself.” McIlroy didn’t say anything for a while until he eventually responded with: “I don’t really know where to go from there.” Throughout the whole thing, the duo can be seen laughing, and it’s clearly all a joke that McIlroy takes very well, given he’s the target of the gag. The Showdown is a special one-off event that sees DeChambeau and Koepka take on McIlroy and Scheffler – the former are representing LIV Golf, and the latter are from the PGA Tour. However, neither of the two factions are heavily involved in this event. It is set to be played over 18 holes and will be scored via match play rather than stroke play. DeChambeau exploited McIlroy’s misfortune to claim the US OpenGetty The pair reunited in Las Vegas for the ShowdownGetty In match play, the duos will compete against each other on every hole, with the winner of that hole taking a point. The pair with the most points at the end wins. Interestingly, this will be the first sports tournament in history where the prize money will be entirely cryptocurrency. It is worth $10million and is being provided by Crypto.com. And despite being reminded of an awful day by DeChambeau, McIlroy can’t wait for this tournament to get started. Speaking when it was announced, he said: “I’m thrilled to partner with Scottie in what promises to be an exciting duel against Bryson and Brooks in Vegas this December. “This isn’t just a contest between some of golf’s major champions; it’s an event designed to energise the fans. “We’re all here to put on a great show and contribute to a goodwill event that brings the best together again. “We all want to see more of the best golfers in the world going head-to-head, battling it out on the back nine of a tournament. “At a time where the professional game has felt divided, we believe this event can bring fans an incredible day of entertainment.”
Rory McIlroy admitted he had no comeback after Bryson DeChambeau delivered a few harsh words over his US Open collapse.
The Northern Irishman threw away a huge lead over DeChambeau with three dropped shots on the closing four holes to blow a Major he seemed destined to win.
It has been ten years since McIlroy claimed a success in one of the Majors, and at Pinehurst, it looked as if that run was going to end.
Leading by two shots with five holes to play, it seemed as if he would end that long wait without a Major title.
However, it wasn’t to be, and ahead of the special event, The Showdown, between McIlroy, DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler, the American made a public dig at McIlroy, although it was all said in jest.
LIV Golf published a video of the pair practicing at the Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.
In that clip, McIlroy says: “I’d like to go up against Bryson and get him back for what he did to me at the US Open.”
DeChambeau responded by saying: “To be fair, you kind of did that to yourself.”
McIlroy didn’t say anything for a while until he eventually responded with: “I don’t really know where to go from there.”
Throughout the whole thing, the duo can be seen laughing, and it’s clearly all a joke that McIlroy takes very well, given he’s the target of the gag.
The Showdown is a special one-off event that sees DeChambeau and Koepka take on McIlroy and Scheffler – the former are representing LIV Golf, and the latter are from the PGA Tour.
However, neither of the two factions are heavily involved in this event.
It is set to be played over 18 holes and will be scored via match play rather than stroke play.
In match play, the duos will compete against each other on every hole, with the winner of that hole taking a point.
The pair with the most points at the end wins.
Interestingly, this will be the first sports tournament in history where the prize money will be entirely cryptocurrency.
It is worth $10million and is being provided by Crypto.com.
And despite being reminded of an awful day by DeChambeau, McIlroy can’t wait for this tournament to get started.
Speaking when it was announced, he said: “I’m thrilled to partner with Scottie in what promises to be an exciting duel against Bryson and Brooks in Vegas this December.
“This isn’t just a contest between some of golf’s major champions; it’s an event designed to energise the fans.
“We’re all here to put on a great show and contribute to a goodwill event that brings the best together again.
“We all want to see more of the best golfers in the world going head-to-head, battling it out on the back nine of a tournament.
“At a time where the professional game has felt divided, we believe this event can bring fans an incredible day of entertainment.”
