What Bryson DeChambeau once did at The Masters which Shane Lowry claimed he’d never do, ‘I’m not like that’

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Bryson DeChambeau caused a real stir at The Masters back in 2020.

At the time, Shane Lowry believed that Bryson DeChambeau made a rod for his own back by making some really foolhardy remarks.

For the first time in the history of The Masters, the tournament was held in November due to the cancellation of the event in April, and DeChambeau made some eyebrow-raising remarks ahead of the first tee shot on Thursday.

Augusta National is one of the most prestigious golf courses in the world, if not the most prestigious.

However, back in 2020, the 32-year-old LIV Golfer’s brazen attitude was not befitting of what is expected at Augusta.

The two-time US Open champion has actually gone on to cause more controversy at Augusta National throughout the years as well.

DeChambeau was criticized for his behavior at The Masters back in April, after he called out Rory McIlroy for failing to speak to him during the final round.

Interestingly, the Augusta patrons were cheering for McIlroy rather than DeChambeau during the final round, and that says a lot really, doesn’t it?

However, it was five years ago when the LIV golfer really rocked the boat at Augusta.

What Bryson DeChambeau said before The Masters in 2020

The man from Dallas, Texas, is no shrinking violet when it comes to speaking his mind.

Before the 2020 Masters began, DeChambeau made some ill-advised remarks about Augusta National.

He said: “I’m looking at it as a par 67 for me because I can reach all the par fives in two, no problem. If the conditions stay the way they are, that’s what I feel like par is for me.

“There is definitely a possibility I don’t play well, and I could shoot whatever everyday and shoot a lot over par relative to my par and still play decent.”

The really embarrassing thing for DeChambeau that week was that he finished up in a tie for 34th that week after shooting rounds of 70, 74, 69 and 73.

If Augusta National really was a par 67 for him, he finished the week at 18-over-par!

DeChambeau has since admitted that he regrets those remarks and in fairness to him, he went into the Masters full of confidence, following his dominant US Open victory earlier in the year.

The LIV golfer would have learnt a lot about himself that week, that’s for sure!

Shane Lowry criticized Bryson DeChambeau’s Masters remarks

Lowry made it very clear that DeChambeau did nothing more than simply set himself up for a fall with his comments on Augusta National.

“You don’t just rock up and win golf tournaments,” the 2019 Open champion explained.

“It’s not that easy. To be honest, I thought that Bryson was building himself up for a big fall.

“I’m not like that. I don’t like to talk myself up. I try and go about my business by coming in under the radar. “Obviously Bryson likes talking and putting it all out there, but I thought he was building himself up for a big fall last week because going out and saying Augusta is a par-67. He’s basically saying the third hole is a par-3, but its 360 yards.

“He is what he is. Bryson goes on about all this science in golf, but he probably works harder than anyone. He puts more time and effort into his golf than the majority of people, and that’s why he’s so good.”

Lowry, who finished in a tie for 25th at the Masters that week, is the polar opposite to DeChambeau.

However, despite the Irishman’s criticism of the American, he did praise him for the hard work that he puts into his game, and that often goes unrecognised.

Since DeChambeau’s ill-advised comments at The Masters, he has toned down his brash and brazen pre-tournament rhetoric, thankfully.