ROYAL BIRKDALE — Who knows what is going on in Bryson DeChambeau’s head?
He won’t tell us, because he is enforcing some sort of media blackout, apparently over a spat with Nick Faldo, and then a two-shot penalty on Friday night that did nothing to improve his mood.
There were more extraordinary scenes in the media compound on Saturday night as DeChambeau stormed from the scorers’ hut to the organisers’ offices – where he is understood to have demanded Friday’s scorecard, a request that was denied – and back again, all while not saying a word to explain why he had been remonstrating with the R&A chief executive.
He then headed to the range, seemingly to work through more anger – although it cannot have been aimed at the Open crowd. The 32-year-old received almost unanimous support from the assembled thousands, who cheered him onto every tee and green.
But there was still a vocal minority who chose to harangue DeChambeau, a clear breach of the new spectator code of conduct. None were removed, but the R&A are understood to be “monitoring the situation”.
CheatChambeau
I did say almost unanimous, because one punter at the first tee had clearly been working on his line all night and was not going to sit on it any more.
However, there was little wit to the cry of “CheatChambeau”, which was a half-rhyme at best.
Verdict: Less comedy, more abuse 2/10
Bryson DeChambeau was given a two-shot penalty at the Open for "inadvertently improving his lie", having been accused of trampling on long grass close to his ball on the fifth hole. pic.twitter.com/tNSbbEPTBw
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 17, 2026Watch where you’re standing, Bryson lad
As the round wore on, the sun burned off the cloud and the £8 lagers began to flow, the comedians started to find their voice.
But DeChambeau did not help himself with a wedge from 79 yards that he flew over the second green and into the fescue. Waist-high rough, an awkward stance: the material was all there.
Verdict: Good-natured if a bit feeble ribbing 6/10
Bryson, forget about that penalty, lad
It was becoming, dare I say, performative (see below) to shout something at DeChambeau as early as the third fairway.
And to be honest, this one could not even really use the excuse of having had too many shandies.
Verdict: A bit tedious and not very clever 3/10
"He wants to be the centre of attention!" Sir Nick Faldo and Paul McGinley share their thoughts on the Bryson DeChambeau controversy pic.twitter.com/UMKmfTgUcf
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 18, 2026Don’t get cheating, Bryson
It seemed inevitable that the peak moment of interest would come when DeChambeau returned to the scene of the crime, the fifth hole. Could he even end up back in the same spot? But as it was, DeChambeau nailed his drive in the way he did not on Friday, landing it on the green and rolling just off into the swale. He failed to get up and down for birdie, but made his par, ignored one of the weakest shouts of the day and moved on.
Verdict: Vaguely nonsensical and entirely unamusing 1/10
‘Performative and attention-seeking’
While DeChambeau was still playing his round, Rory McIlroy finished his own and was inevitably asked about the ruling and what had followed.
He agreed with the R&A’s decision, but his frustration was centred around DeChambeau’s threat to pull out of the tournament, which delayed tee times for Saturday being released until 11pm the night before.
“I won’t pretend to be up here and defend Bryson,” McIlroy said.
“I’m not particularly fond of him. I think a lot of it’s performative. I think a lot of it’s for attention.”
Of all the words thrown at DeChambeau, these felt like the most cutting, from a peer.
Verdict: Ice-cold 9/10
Rory McIlroy shares his brutal assessment of the Bryson DeChambeau controversy pic.twitter.com/ZNLymXsv0j
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) July 18, 2026You can’t do that
The last few holes were played in the golden hour, when the light is at its best but the crowd, frankly, are at their worst. Three really quite drunk chaps lying on the side of the 17th green did their best to wind DeChambeau up as he prepared to putt for birdie, starting with “stop cheating” before another accused him of “improving his lie” by marking his ball. The third just opted for “you can’t do that” as he repaired a pitchmark.
You could argue they were the only ones who succeeded in winding him up, because after he sunk the putt there was a fist pump that was in their direction – although perhaps it was not a prolonged enough stare to have been meaningful.
Verdict: Beer does not improve your banter 2/10
I’ve got a strimmer if you need it
This is more like the kind of sledging – which should approach abuse but never cross the line and go beyond banter – that I was hoping for from the Birkdale crowd.
Unfortunately, it was delivered when DeChambeau was on the short stuff at the 18th green, so it didn’t entirely make sense.
Verdict: Very funny, but poorly timed 8/10
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