Bryson DeChambeau has insisted he’s got no issue with Rory McIlroy, despite saying the Northern Irishman ‘didn’t talk to him once’ during the Masters on Sunday.
McIlroy and DeChambeau were the final pairing of the day at Augusta, with both men in with a shot of glory.
But it was the Briton who ended up reigning supreme, with the golfer able to fend off competition from Justin Rose to secure the first green jacket of his career.
After the day’s drama, DeChambeau said that McIlroy ‘didn’t talk’ to him once at Augusta as he focused on clinching glory.
Bryson DeChambeau has insisted he’s got no issue with Rory McIlroy, despite saying the Northern Irishman ‘didn’t talk to him once’ during the Masters on Sunday
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Now, the American has insisted there’s no issue between the pair and that there was no ‘slight’ involved.
Speaking to Athlon Sports, the LIV Golf star said: “He was just being stoic the whole day; there was nothing more. I was like, he just didn’t talk to me. It wasn’t a slight; there’s no beef or anything.
“It was like what Tiger [Woods] did to Tony [Finau back in 2019].
“It’s the same combo, but it wasn’t meant to be in a bad way, and that’s how things happen.
“I wish people would not interpret things, but, you know, people will do that.”
McIlroy’s triumph on Sunday was an emotional one.
The 35-year-old had waited 11 years for a major, having pushed DeChambeau close at the US Open last year.
This time he was able to go one step further, while also becoming just the sixth player to achieve the career Grand Slam.
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Bryson DeChambeau has no issue with Rory McIlroy following his snub at the Masters
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DeChambeau added: “He deserved this one; he fought his butt off and absolutely did what he needed to do to win.
“It looks scary sometimes, but it was a rollercoaster for everybody. And, you know, we gave everybody a rollercoaster last year at the US Open.
“He did it this year at the Masters. So, it was fun to be a part of history.”
McIlroy has since landed in Northern Ireland following his win.
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There was no sign of wife Erica Stoll, however, as the golfer vacated the plane with the couple’s four-year-old daughter, Poppy.
McIlroy says comments made by his daughter helped inspire his Masters win.
He stated: “I went last week to see Butch Harmon for a golf lesson, so I’m leaving for the aiport last Wednesday morning and Poppy said to me ‘Dada where are you going?’
Bryson DeChambeau fell apart on the final day as Rory McIlroy secured Masters glory
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“And I said, ‘I’m going to go for a golf lesson and I’ll be back in a couple of days’, and she goes, ‘But Dada, you already know how to play golf.’
“And I was like, that’s probably the best piece of advice I’ve gotten in the past three years.”
McIlroy will be hoping to win another major when the PGA Championship comemnces at Quail on May 15.
