PGA Tour player Byeong Hun An shared his thoughts on Bryson DeChambeau’s comments about Rory McIlroy on Sunday evening.
DeChambeau and McIlroy were the last pairing at The Masters, with fans expecting an incredible clash between two of the most popular golfers in the world.
Unfortunately for the American, his iron play consistently let him down as McIlroy eventually won the contest via a playoff against Justin Rose.
In his post-round interview, DeChambeau was asked whether he spoke to his playing partner during the final round at Augusta National.
Byeong Hun An’s reaction to Bryson DeChambeau’s comments about Rory McIlroy not speaking to him
DeChambeau said that McIlroy “didn’t talk to him once” throughout the entire final round at The Masters, which certainly raised eyebrows.
Golf is one of the few sports where competitors do tend to speak to each other, even when there’s so much at stake, like the Green Jacket.
However, An doesn’t think that McIlroy did anything wrong and was surprised that DeChambeau appeared to be “upset” by it.
“He seemed upset about this,” he said. “Not sure if some contexts cut out or something. But I’m not going to expect my competitor to talk to me or talk back.”
An responded to another user’s reply: “I might be misunderstanding his tone but he doesn’t sound too pleased with Rory’s reaction.
“First of all, I have never been in that situation, so I don’t know what it feels like. But I would have just added that he didn’t talk to me, he seemed to be in the zone, he did what he had to do I guess. That’s why I was questioning whether his answer was cut out.”
But he did recognise that DeChambeau’s tone might’ve had more to do with his disappointing performance than anything McIlroy did.
“Definitely wasn’t the best question to ask someone who didn’t win,” An added.
Bryson DeChambeau sums up his final round at The Masters
DeChambeau’s final round at The Masters got off to a dream start, with McIlroy double bogeying the first hole to level things up before taking the outright lead with a birdie on the second.
That’s as good as it got for the 31-year-old as he dropped several shots throughout the day and finished in joint fifth alongside Sungjae Im.
He summed up his performance: “Just more of the same with my irons. Was trying to figure it out from last Sunday. For some reason, I’m just not fully optimized. I get over it and I feel like I’m going to hit the heel, and I try to pull across i,t and it just goes left on me.
“If I just had somewhat of good iron play this week, it would have been a lot different outcome. But could have, should have, would haves. You’ve got to do it out here, and it’s going to be a fun playoff to watch. But I will take a lot of good from this week. I’m excited for the rest of my life.”
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